Healthy Recipes: No-bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

It is far too hot outside to start the oven. Try these No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies; they will melt in your mouth.

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Peanut butter, creamy

1/4 cup Cocoa powder

1/4 cup Skim milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon, ground

1 tablespoon Instant espresso

3 cups Oats, quick cooking

1/4 cup Coconut, sweetened

PREPARATION:

• In medium saucepot, warm milk over medium heat. add instant espresso and allow the espresso to dissolve.  (This process can also be done in the microwave.)


• Once the espresso has dissolved add sugar, peanut butter, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and cinnamon.


• Continue to cook the chocolate mixture over medium heat. Warm until the sugar has dissolved or become less grainy. Continue to stir until done.


• Once the sugar has dissolved, remove the saucepot from heat and add the oats and coconut.


• Stir the mixture.


• When the mixture is still hot, scoop 3/4 ounce of "dough" on parchment paper.


• Allow mixture to cool at room temperature.


• Once the "dough" has set, it will hold its shape.


• Enjoy!

Serves: 25 cookies

Serving Size: 1 cookie

Calories: 100

Carbohydrates: 15 grams

Sodium: 30 milligrams

Fiber: 3 grams

Protein: 2 grams

12 Days of Christmas Recipe Countdown: Christmas Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

1 stick Unsalted butter

¾ cup Splenda Sugar (or sweetener of your choice—may change calorie count)

1 each Egg

2 teaspoons Pure vanilla extract

1 teaspoon Baking powder

2 Tablespoons Skim Milk

3 cups All purpose, unbleached, flour

1 pinch Salt

PREPARATION:

• Preheat oven to 400 F.


• In mixing bowl, mix butter, Splenda, egg, vanilla, milk, baking powder and salt. 


• When evenly mixed, add flour.


• Sprinkle about ½ cup of flour on the counter. (Be sure to also flour rolling pin, and the top of the dough.) 


• Using only half of the dough, roll out into nice medium thickness sheet.   (Make sure surface is well floured to prevent sticking).


• Cut dough with your favorite cookie cutters, then place on baking sheet and bake for about 5-10 minutes depending on oven, and golden color of cookie.

Yield: 45 cookies

Serving Size: 1 cookie

Calories: 45

Fat: 1.5 grams

H3 Recipe: Severed Finger Sugar Cookies

These are perfect for Halloween parties! They’re finger licking good!

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup Apple butter

1/2 cup Butter, unsalted

1 cup Powdered sugar                   

1 each Egg   

1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

1 cup Whole wheat flour

1 3/4 cup All purpose flour

1 teaspoon Baking powder

1/4 teaspoon Salt

1/4 cup Almonds, sliced

1/4 cup Strawberry jam

PREPARATION:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter and apple butter until creamy. Mix in the sugar, egg and vanilla.


• In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients: all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and salt.


• Add the dry mixture to the sugar mixture.


• Preheat oven to 325° F 


• Using your hands roll a tablespoon of dough into a finger shape. Place the "fingers" on a greased cookie tray.  Stick a sliced almond on the end of each finger for the fingernails. Use a table knife to make three indents for the knuckles.


• Bake until lightly golden, about 17 to 20 minutes.  Transfer to a rack to cool.


• In a small sauce pan, cook the strawberry jam over low heat until it reaches a thin consistency. Remove from the heat and dip the "severed" end of each cookie into the sauce.

Yield: 40 servings,

Serving Size: 1 tablespoon uncooked cookie dough

Nutritional info: 60 calories

Fat:  3 grams

H3 Recipe: Brownie Cookie Bites

During my 1:00 pm class today, a buzz was in the air....

News like this travels fast through the halls of H3 - Brownie Cookie Bites at the 2:00 pm demo!

So, I thought I would pass along these goodies to you - and maybe you can pass them on to your Valentine.

 

BROWNIE COOKIE BITES from H3 Chef C

These fudgy little treats are easy to make and taste as rick as any brownie.  Your challenge will be portion control...so what else is new?

 

Ingredients

- 1 cup unbleached white flour

- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

- 1/4 cup unsalted butter

- 2/3 cup granulated sugar

- 1/3 cup cocoa powder

- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed

- 1/4 cup buttermilk (or yogurt)

- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

- Non-stick cooking spray

- Powdered sugar

 

Preparation

- In a small bowl stir together flour and baking soda, reserve

- In a medium sauce pot, melt butter

- Stir sugar, cocoa and brown sugar into the melted butter

- Whisk in buttermilk (or yogurt) and vanilla

- Stir in flour mixture until just combined

- Chill for 1 hour

 - To Bake: drop by small teaspoon-ful onto a lightly spray-oiled baking sheet

- Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes

- Cool on racks

- Stack cool cookies on a platter and dust with powdered sugar

 

Yield: about 36 cookies

Calories: 50

Fat Grams: 1