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| Chocolate-Spiked Oatmeal Cookies - June 24, 2012 |
Freshly baked cookies. Yum.
Chocolate-Spiked Oatmeal Cookies - page 217
"Adding chocolate gives this classic cookie a delightful new twist. Try it as part of our CE "Ice Cream" Sandwich or dunk it into a refreshing glass of milk."
When I divided up the recipes into bundles, I just went down the Table of Contents. I didn't realize that the recipe for CE "Ice Cream" Sandwiches is actually just the two recipes for "Chocolate-Spiked Oatmeal Cookies", and "Vanilla Frozen Yogurt" put together. All three recipes were included in the '201 recipes', so you will hear about them at least twice more during this challenge. I would have just made the "Ice Cream" Sandwiches today but I didn't have any plain yogurt in the fridge. Although it would have been nice to knock 3 recipes off the list in one go. When the Frozen Yogurt recipe gets drawn later on, I will just make these cookies again and do the whole sha-bang.
This recipe had several elements that stand it apart from your 'normal' oatmeal cookie.
- No butter
- No egg yolk, egg white only
- No granulated sugar
- uses Almond Butter
For sweetness, the recipe calls for Agave nectar. I had it on my shopping list this morning. I couldn't find it down the regular aisle with the honeys and peanut butter, so I had made the mental note to finish getting everything else on my list before heading back towards the organic section to get the nectar. Well, some where down the frozen foods section I must have forgotten because I got home without Agave Nectar in my grocery bags.
A quick Google search told me that honey makes a good substitution so long as I wasn't going for a Vegan recipe. Honey would work just as well for these cookies. Although, next time I have to make them, I will make sure my cupboard is stocked with Agave Nectar.
A quick Google search told me that honey makes a good substitution so long as I wasn't going for a Vegan recipe. Honey would work just as well for these cookies. Although, next time I have to make them, I will make sure my cupboard is stocked with Agave Nectar.
Extremely easy and quick to make. I was dolloping the batter onto the baking sheet just as the oven finished preheating. These almost look like macaroons when spooning them out of the bowl. The recipe suggested flattening the mounds down to flat circles (obviously for the purpose of Ice Cream Sandwiches), but I left them slightly mounded as that's how I prefer cookies. I did have to extend the cooking time abit since they took longer to fully bake.
Once they had cooled on the tray for 10 minutes, I was eager to try a bite:
Mmmmmm.
The sweetness from the honey is the first flavour that hits you, followed by the oats and the dark chocolate chips. The sensation when you bite into them is slightly different from a "regular" cookie, I think because you don't have the richness from butter or a whole egg. It is obviously that these are a 'healthier' version of a traditional oatmeal cookie, but they are still enjoyable.
I dunked a couple in a glass of milk and had to tell myself to not go back for more...at least not until after supper. lol.
You may be wondering whatever happened to the Mustard-Glazed Salmon that I was supposed to make last night? Well, I ended up not going grocery shopping until today so we had BBQ'd hotdogs for supper instead. I bought the necessary ingredients today and will make the salmon tonight.
Once they had cooled on the tray for 10 minutes, I was eager to try a bite:
Mmmmmm.
The sweetness from the honey is the first flavour that hits you, followed by the oats and the dark chocolate chips. The sensation when you bite into them is slightly different from a "regular" cookie, I think because you don't have the richness from butter or a whole egg. It is obviously that these are a 'healthier' version of a traditional oatmeal cookie, but they are still enjoyable.
I dunked a couple in a glass of milk and had to tell myself to not go back for more...at least not until after supper. lol.
You may be wondering whatever happened to the Mustard-Glazed Salmon that I was supposed to make last night? Well, I ended up not going grocery shopping until today so we had BBQ'd hotdogs for supper instead. I bought the necessary ingredients today and will make the salmon tonight.
10 down, 191 to go...
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