Hi Zesty readers, Megan here from Megan’s Munchies here to share with you another great sweet treat.

While Zesty is off sunning in beautiful Jamaica, I thought I would share one of my favorite cookie recipes with you. Peanut butter and banana sandwiches were a big favorite of mine when I was younger. These peanut butter and banana chocolate chip cookies remind me of the comforting taste of those sandwiches with a little extra chocolate kick.

Everything is better with a little chocolate…right? This recipe is adaptable to several diets. For those with dietary allergies, these cookies have no dairy if you use dairy free chocolate chips from Enjoy Life. For those allergic to peanuts, soy nut butter can be used. I use oat flour when I make these, and they come out very soft and chewy.

If you want a crisper cookie you can use all purpose flour. These cookies are amazing when eaten warm! Enjoy!

Ingredients

• ¼ Cup maple syrup or agave nectar
• ¼ Cup brown sugar
• ¼ Cup canola oil
• ¼ Cup mashed bananas
• ½ Cup peanut butter or soy butter
• 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
• A pinch of salt
• 1 Cup oat flour
• ¼ Cup mini chocolate chips

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix together maple syrup/agave nectar, brown sugar, canola oil, peanut butter/soy butter, mashed bananas, and vanilla.
3. Add the flour and salt. Mix to combine.
4. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Roll dough into teaspoon sized balls and place on baking pan.
6. Press down on the balls of dough with a fork.
7. Bake for 15- 20 minutes.
8. Makes 2 dozen cookies.



9. ENJOY!

If you enjoyed this recipe pay Megan a visit over at her blog.  If you like desserts, you will find tons of great dessert and cookie recipes for all your cravings!  Thanks again Megan for a great post.

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Contest Winners

Thursday is here! I almost can’t believe it! Well our Grill Charm giveaway has completed and the results are in. After a strong response to my giveaway post for 2 sets of Grill Charms™ we officially have our winners.   The random number generator popped out 33 and 45 which corresponds to:

tobi1128           and          sharon

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated. It was a lot of fun seeing all the comments, link backs as well as new subscribers. Stay tuned for another giveaway in a few weeks!

For those of you who entered and didn’t win, feel free to head over to Grill Charms and purchase a set of your own.  For all the zesty followers they are offering a discount of $5.00 if you put “grilling” in the coupon code.

Thanks so much Grill Charms.  Now on with another Valentine’s Day Treat.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

The oats in these sweet treats are just what you need to revive yourself when you are feeling sluggish.  Have some ready when the kids get home from school.  Despite being a pretty basic cookie, in polls around the world, these treats are still considered a favorite for a lot of people.  I really do like the combination of the hearty oatmeal flavor coupled with the sweetness of the chocolate.

Whenever you have some free time on your hands – give this recipe a try.

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup Butter
• 3/4 Cup White Sugar
• 1 Large Egg
• 1/4 Tsp. Vanilla
• 1/2 Cup All Purpose White Flour
• 1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 3/4 Tsp. Baking Soda
• Pinch of Salt
• 1/4 Cup Rolled Oats
• 1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Place butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat until fluffy.









3. Beat in egg and vanilla.



4. Sift in both flours, baking soda and salt.



5. Add rolled oats and chocolate chips.  Stir well.



6. Shape into balls (once in balls, I gave them a little push down with a fork ) and place on non-greased cookie sheet.  Cookies will spread during baking, so allow plenty of space.





7. Place cookies in oven and bake for 12-14 minutes.
8. Transfer to rack to cool.



9. ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: This is really the best tip I can give you for baking cookies.  Ovens vary so much in heat, and heat distribution that you cannot trust the cooking times allotted in the recipe.  Your best way to judge if the cookie is ready to come out of the oven is your sense of smell.  If you prefer a soft chewy cookie err on the side of under cooking as they will continue to cook once you remove them.

Question of the day: Do you prefer to have your cookies soft and chewy or hard and crunchy?  I am mostly a soft and chewy fan depending on the cookie of course.

Congrats again to the winners - I am so excited to offer giveaways for you.  Stay tuned for another great giveaway in the very near future.

Have a great Thursday

Take care

zesty

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Thanksgiving Monday here in Canada and we had our turkey dinners both on Saturday and Sunday – which left today for baking and cooking. This is my kind of holiday!

The morning started off with some homemade chocolate chip cookies. Can you really beat the plain chocolate chip cookie? I am a huge cookie fan in general… but there are times where you just want a plain old fashion chewy chocolate chip cookie.

Follow along below and you can whip these yummy morsels up in no time.  This recipe is taken from the back of the Hershey’s chocolate chips so I really am not taking any credit for it besides… baking them

Ingredients

• 2/3 Cup Melted Butter
• 2 Cups Lightly Packed Brown Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Tbsp Hot Water
• 2 2/3 Cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1 Tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 Tsp Salt
• 1 Package (270g) Chocolate Chips

Method

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, add melted butter, brown sugar, eggs and hot water and mix well.



3. Stir in the remaining dry ingredients.



4. Add the chocolate chips and mix thoroughly.







5. Drop from spoon onto ungreased cookie sheet



6. Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown on the bottom.

As always, I like to ask all my readers a question so I can learn more about the world of food. So tell me, what is your favorite cookie?
Hope you have a great Monday…

Zesty

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