Really not sure where the
day went, but the morning was a good one.
Haley had friendly rims at her hoops game and Logan had smooth, fast
water this morning (& evening) in Cary.
I had to take the chance to try two new recipes today, so after some
debate Haley and I both selected one.
We couldn’t resist the
chance to feature peanut butter and chocolate again. This is a much different cookie than last
night’s effort. We followed the recipe, except
for the shortening. Even if I wanted to
use it I couldn’t after Beth’s post, so we subbed applesauce; which sounds
crazy, but that’s what was on the internet and we all know that stuff is true! It
was perfect.
We made our first dozen
putting the peanut butter between the chocolate batter, but this ended up being
very messy and time consuming, so we decided to simply mix the peanut butter
and chocolate and move forward. Both
were good, but the original version made much larger cookies and the peanut
butter taste was more prominent.
Most of you know that I like
to cook healthy food, except for the 25 Days of Cookies! You also might know that my favorite cake is
Carrot and Beth makes a fantastic version for me every year on my birthday.
When I stumbled on this recipe
today, I thought it would offer a little relief from the sugar and butter that
dominate everything else we’re making (and eating!). The feature ingredient is obviously carrots,
with a cameo appearance by crushed pineapples.
I made lots of adjustments
to this recipe, mixed AP Flour with the Whole Wheat, added a few more oats
and subbed a ½ cup each of cranberry Craisins and white chocolate chips in
place of the raisins (not a fan). These
turned out nice and I feel a lot less guilty eating them!
The elves were a bit distracted today, but have big plans for tomorrow, so be ready.
Wishing Beth and Logan fast
times and safe travels tomorrow (No, Beth’s not actually swimming)! Have a great Sunday.
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