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Avery’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie

August 21, 2017 No Comments

I created this chocolate chip recipe for my daughter awhile ago and had completely forgot about it until recently when the ONE and only friend I had shared it with (I’m a recipe hoarder…I can’t help it!), said she had made them with her kids. So of course I immediately dug it out and got to work on making some.

I had actually forgot how GOOD these cookies are and why I gave them the title of Avery’s “favorite”….because they are addictive and you seriously can NOT eat just one! They’re soft, chewy and have a perfectly rich, buttery, slightly sweet flavor with ZERO butter or refined sugar and to top it off they are vegan with a little help from aquafaba (check out my first time using it here!)! Win-win-win!

I’m completely ashamed to say that are little family of four polished off all 16 of these in about 3 days! Thankfully they are “healthy” as cookies go and will be an every now and then treat from now on! As they should be. 😉

Avery's Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie

Ingredients

½ c. Palm Oil Shortening (I used Nutiva which is a blend of palm oils and coconut oil)
⅓ c. plus 1 T. Xylitol
⅓ c. plus 1 T. Agave
3 T. Aquafaba (chia/flax egg or normal egg would work also)
2 t. Pure Vanilla Extract
1⅓ c. Sprouted Spelt Flour
¼ c. Ground Flaxseed
¾ t. Baking Soda
¼ t. Sea Salt
¼ c. Thick Rolled Oats
½ c. Chocolate Dream Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two large baking pans with parchment paper.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the shortening, xylitol and agave on medium speed until light and fluffy. Turn mixer to low and add aquafaba and vanilla. Whisk together all the dry ingredients in a small bowl and slowly add to the wet ingredients until thoroughly incorporated. Mix in chocolate chips.
Scoop dough into 1½" balls and place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. Bake for 7-9 minutes, rotating pans and switching racks halfway through. Allow to cool on pans for about 5 minutes and then move to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Makes 16 cookies

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Caramel Apple Sandwich Cookies

September 18, 2012 No Comments

I love fall. Hands down, my favorite season. Leaves turning colors, cooler temps and oh yeah, APPLES. Gorgeous apples from local orchards around town have been showing up at our farmer’s market lately. I absolutely love, love, love apple recipes. As kids, my sister and I knew that fall meant apple picking (can I just say there is nothing like a golden delicious apple right off the tree) and then of course BAKING with those apples. My mom would always make her German Apple Cake (which is still one of my favorite desserts) and an apple crisp! There was nothing like warm apple crisp right out of the oven with a big scoop of cold vanilla ice cream. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Yum.

So I wanted to do something just a little different and thought these Caramel Apple Sandwich Cookies totally fit the bill. I will say that these cookies are divine by themselves but sandwich them with caramel cream cheese frosting and wow, takes it to a whole other level! You could also sub the apples with raisins, craisins, white chocolate chips, nuts…this is just a very solid oatmeal cookie! Promise, you’ll love it!

Enjoy!

Original recipe by Taste of Home.

Caramel Apple Sandwich Cookies

Ingredients

Chewy Apple Oatmeal Cookies

1 c. Unsalted Butter, softened
1 c. Packed Brown Sugar
½ c. White Sugar
2 Eggs
2 t. Pure Vanilla Extract
2 c. All-Purpose Flour
2 t. Ground Cinnamon
⅛ t. Ground Cloves
⅛ t. Nutmeg
⅛ t. Allspice
½ t. Salt
3 c. Old-Fashioned Oats
1 c. Chopped, Dried Apples
1 c. Chopped Granny Smith Apple (one large apple should be enough)

Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting

¼ Stick Unsalted Butter, softened
2 oz. Cream Cheese, softened
⅛ t. Salt
1 t. Pure Vanilla Extract
1¾ c. Powdered Sugar
3 T. Caramel Sauce (I used Smuckers brand)

Instructions

For the Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about two minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time and then vanilla. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, baking soda, salt and oats. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chopped apples.
Drop by rounded spoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes, rotating pans and switching racks halfway through. Let cool for two minutes before moving to wire racks and let cool completely.

For the Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the salt and vanilla. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar and then the caramel sauce.

To Assemble the Cookies

Spread 1-2 tablespoons of the frosting on the flat side of a cookie and place another cookie on top.

Notes

Makes 16 cookie sandwiches or 32 cookies.

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Sweets for Superbowl 2012

January 19, 2012 No Comments

Sometimes I make the mistake of doing, ahem, research for my blog when I’m hungry. And it never ends well. After looking at numerous varieties of desserts for this post, it was all I could do to not go into my kitchen, get a huge bowl of peanut butter, sprinkle it with dark chocolate chips and crushed graham crackers and call it dinner. But I didn’t! Instead, I had a sensible meal of garden lasagna (delicious!) and refrained from eating every bit of sugar in my house. Just a word of caution!

Any of these desserts would be GREAT for a Superbowl party. I tried to choose things that were fairly simply and not too labor intensive. After all, you’ve barely recovered from Christmas baking! I really don’t think you can go wrong with whatever recipe you choose–they’re all delicious. And next week I’ll have football themed desserts if you’re feeling a little more crafty with your baking…football shaped sweets are just too darn cute!

Brownies

The Baked Brownie