edible cookie dough

sometimes i just make chocolate chip cookies so i can sneak bites of the dough. sad but true haha. and especially in the warm summer months - who wants to bake and make the house even hotter if you don't have to? because i don't.

everytime i'm at the food store i see packaged 'edible cookie dough' - i always pick it up and sometimes it even makes it into my cart but i have always ended up putting it back thinking i could easily make some at home. well - i finally got around to experimenting today and i think this first batch turned out pretty dang delicious!

it was super simple and might never actually bake cookies again haha.

ingredients:

stick of butter at room temperature

3/4 cup brown sugar

pinch of salt

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

1 tbsp. milk

1 cup flour

mini chocolate chips (optional - use any mix-ins you can think of!)

directions:

- first beat the butter, brown sugar and salt together. 

- add the vanilla and milk.

- mix in the flour until everything is all combined.

- last - add in whatever mix-ins you desire - i used mini chocolate chips.

enjoy!

apple ‘cookies’

apples and peanut butter is a classic combo. I’ve been eating it as long as I can remember. that’s why when I saw these apple ‘cookies’ on pinterest the other day I knew we had to make them. I tweaked them a bit because I’m not a fan of coconut so we skipped that and added raisins instead. lately both my kids are raisin obsessed - like they ask for multiple bowls at a time so i bought raisins in bulk. and we used mini chocolate chips instead of regular sized really for no reason other than I thought they’d be cuter. I thought about adding some old fashioned oats – maybe next time!

- apple sliced into circles + core cut out.
- peanut butter
- raisins
- chocolate chips.
- spread the peanut butter evenly on each slice of apple. top each cookie evenly with raisins + chocolate chips.

I mean – does it get any easier?! I made 6 ‘cookies’ and they were gobbled up within seconds. we will absolutely be making these again + again! I was thinking that they would also be awesome as a sandwich by putting an apple slice on top and not having it open faced. that way I could easily pack them for school lunches too!

have you tried apple ‘cookies’?

simple peanut butter chocolate chip energy bites

I originally posted this energy bites recipe over on binks+babe before I bit the bullet and started this blog. I’ve been tossing the idea around for a little bit – it just seemed like such a huge thing to take on so I kept backing away. it hasn’t even been a full 24 hours yet – but so far so good!

I needed to get this recipe over here asap because we can’t. stop. eating these! they are the perfect little bites when you’re looking for something to snack on – but I’m warning you right now.. it’s damn near impossible to eat just one! if you’re up for the challenge check out the recipe here - good luck!

have you tried a version of energy bites before?

what would you put in yours??