Paleo Cookies make for a "healthy" Christmas

Holiday time means cookie time! 

2017 was a "healthy me" year, so I decided to make "healthy" cookies if there is such a thing. 

The first cookie I made this year was a paleo Chocolate Chunk Cookie. Chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorite, especially right when they come out of the oven and the chocolate is melting everywhere. This cookie had some "healthy" ingredients in it, in substitution of white flour and sugar, but they were still beyond amazing. I highly recommend this recipe. 

Here is the recipe: https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/soft-paleo-chocolate-chunk-cookies-nut-free/

The second was a Coconut Flour Chocolate Crinkle Cookie. They were not very sweet, but they were very chocolatey and still tasted like a dessert. They don't make many so we doubled the recipe right away. 

Here is the recipe: https://blog.paleohacks.com/chocolate-crinkle-cookies/#

For New Year's Day, I wanted an Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, so I settled for a grain-free oatmeal-free raisin cookie. Pretty good, even though it's not as good as an oatmeal raisin cookie. It does have a "healthy" taste to it. 

Here is the recipe: https://againstallgrain.com/2013/10/12/grain-free-oatmeal-raisin-cookies/

Happy Holidays!

Baking

I have been baking a lot lately. Except for the clean up, and of course the cost of the ingredients, there aren't many negatives to baking. It is fun to try new recipes, and bake new things. The quality of the dessert is always way better than if you bought it in a store. Homemade cookies compared to store bought? Not even a competition.

I had leftover pumpkin and some rotting bananas and I thought...well why can't they go together!? I threw in some raisins and walnuts and it became a wonderful spice bread. When it came out of the oven warm and tastey, all the prep and clean up was worth it.

Baking can be very soothing. You are creating something, first off, and secondly...every single person you let try some will love you.