I've been on a kick lately--changing up classic dishes by adding more veggies to them.
You know, making them much more "Meat On the Side"-esque.
But when I started messing with one of the most classic lunch foods ever--peanut butter and jelly (PB + J), no one liked it...at ALL!
I posted a pic of my PB + J + P + C a little while back on social media and let's just say you guys had something (not too pretty) to say about it.
Being pregnant seems to mean two things for me--a love of any task that I can do while fully reclined, and a need for all things sweet.
As I am trying to keep my sugar intake in check, I made a deal with myself to only have sweets if I make them myself, and to try to dip into my candy drawer only occasionally.
The only problem is that suddenly I’ll bake up a couple dozen cookies and there is only one place for them to go--my belly!
So I came up with a cookie recipe that I can feel good about--no matter how many cookies I consume.
RECIPE:
2 C flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1&1/4 C Dark brown sugar (packed)
1&1/4 C sugar
2 sticks (1 Cup) Salted butter, softened
3 Large eggs
1 C Creamy Peanut Butter
2 tsp Vanilla
Whisk together dry ingredients in medium bowl. Than in large bowl combine sugars, and butter and cream with a mixer. Continue by adding eggs, PB, and vanilla a mix until mixture is light and fluffy. Add flour mixture at a low speed, mix until combined but do not over mix. Drop rounded spoonful’s onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Use a wet fork to make crisscross pattern on the cookies and bake at 300 for 15-22min, don't over bake! Let cool, serve and ENJOY!
NOTES:
RECIPE:
1 GrahamCracker Crust
½ cup Peanut Butter
4oz Cream Cheese
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 8oz container Whip Topping
Combine peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar together with a mixer or food processor. Gentle fold this mixture into the whip topping until smooth and completely combined. Put in pie crust, level filling with a spatula and let chill at least 2hrs in the fridge. The longer the better though! Serve straight out of the fridge and ENJOY!!
