From the 'Burg to Your Kitchen

Yes, Christmas is here and many of us will soon once again start our “new year’s resolutions” about eating healthy. I’m still on a cookie kick, so I decided to start off 2020 with something sweet – healthy cookies.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup quick oats

3/4 cup whole wheat flour

1-1/2 tsp. baking powder

1-1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

2 Tbsp. melted butter, cooled

1 tsp vanilla

1 large egg

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, divided

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In one bowl, whisk together oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.

In another bowl, melt butter and let cool. Whisk in vanilla, egg and honey.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon.

Use half the chocolate chips and fold into dough, refrigerate dough for 30 minutes. Shape dough into cookies about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.

Bake for 12-13 minutes; immediately put remaining chocolate chips on top. Remove from baking sheet.

Monster Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup chunky peanut butter

2 Tbsp. melted butter

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup rolled oats

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 cup M&Ms

1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

1/4 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup shredded coconut

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, mix together the wet ingredients until smooth; next stir in the oats, baking soda and cinnamon. Finally, add in the rest of the ingredients.

Drop by tablespoonful and bake for 10-13 minutes; allow to sit on a cookie sheet for an additional 5-10 minutes before putting on a cooling rack.