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Maple Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

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I’ve got a short and sweet post today. Earlier, on a whim I made cookies (shocking, I know). These cookies turned out great so I am anxious to share this recipe with you. They are relatively healthy- made with whole wheat pastry flour and healthy fats, no refined sugar, and dairy free. They may not seem like anything special, but I had a really hard time stopping at just one cookie!

Maple Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup creamy almond butter

1/2 cup pure maple syrup

3 tablespoons canola oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350*F.

In a large bowl, combine almond butter, maple syrup, oil and vanilla extract until well blended.  In a separate bowl, mix together whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, along with chocolate chips, and stir until just combined.  Using a cookie scoop, drop the dough onto a baking sheet.  Flatten each cookie (if you don’t flatten the dough, it will not spread).  Bake for 10 minutes.  Makes 10-12 cookies.



 

 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

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You guys know I love to bake, but Fall is my favorite season of baking. I get so excited to use all of the great ingredients. I sound like the biggest dork but it’s true.  As soon as I saw this at the grocery store I had to buy it.

How cute are those pumpkin cake pops? I totally wish I had kids to make these for! I’ll probably still make them around Halloween time because they are too cute to resist.

This week I made the pumpkin chocolate chip pecan cookies from the book. The cookies are soft and delicious.

Pumpkin Pecan Chocolate Chunk Cookies

2 1/4 cup self-rising flour
3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chunks

  • Whisk together flour and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter.
  • Add both sugars and beat until light and fluffy.
  • Add vanilla.
  • Add eggs one at a time and beat until combined.
  • Add flour/spice mixture to sugar mixture in three additions. Alternate with pumpkin in two additions, ending with flour mixture.
  • Stir in chopped pecans and chocolate chunks.
  • Drop on cookie tray lined with parch ment paper.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Makes about four dozen cookies.
  • Let cool.
  • Optional: frost with maple brown butter frosting.

Maple Brown Butter Frosting

3 cups sifted confectioners sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp maple extract

  • Sift sugar and set aside.
  • Melt butter over medium heat until golden brown. Watch closely so it does not burn.
  • Add butter to sugar, scraping all the butter into the bowl.
  • Add milk and maple flavoring. Stir until smooth.
  • Frost cookies.

I didn’t frost my cookies and they were still tasty.

Last year, (or maybe it was 2 years ago) I made this pumpkin truffle pound cake. It makes a great option for a brunch or to have with coffee and friends.

I have some leftover pumpkin to use up. think I might make something different than the usual cookies or muffins. This low fat pumpkin bread pudding looks pretty interesting…

Question time- what is your favorite pumpkin dessert? I know not everyone loves pumpkin – so for those of you that aren’t a fan, what’s your favorite fall dessert?