holiday baking • Nikki Kuban Minton

Chocolate Sea Salt Peanut Butter Cookies

Nikki — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 19:00:56 +0000

With the holiday less than two weeks away, the mad rush to finish all those last minute touches are beginning to take place. One of those to-do items might be baking. If you are creating your cookie list and would like to try a new recipe this holiday season, check out these delectable treats in the link below. Chocolate Sea Salt Peanut Butter Cookies are a rich, chocolatey, peanut butter goodness that literally melt in your mouth!! If you are looking to add a new recipe to your baking this year, you won’t regret this one!!

Chocolate Sea Salt Peanut Butter Cookies

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Chocolate Almond & Coconut Shakeology Cookies

Nikki — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:00:18 +0000

The holidays may be coming to a close, but the baking doesn’t have to end quite yet. If you are looking for a healthy, holiday treat to ring in the new year, check out these no-bake Chocolate Almond & Coconut Shakeology Cookies. “These no-bake protein-packed cookies bring all of the joy and none of the guilt.” Happy New Year!!

Ingredients

1 cup all-natural almond butter

1 tsp. pure almond extract

1 cup dry quick-cooking rolled oats

½ cup honey

1 cup Chocolate Shakeology

2 Tbsp. unsweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

Combine almond butter, extract, oats, honey, and Shakeology in a medium bowl; mix well with a spatula or clean hands.
Roll mixture into 24 balls, each about 1 inch in size.
Flatten each slightly so that it is shaped like a traditional cookie.
Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days.

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Almond and Apricot Thumbprints

Nikki — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:30:16 +0000

Have you started baking cookies for the holidays? What are your favorites? Thumbprints are a family favorite, and they are such a versatile cookie. Almond and Apricot Thumbprints is the perfect healthy version of a thumbprint. It has an interesting twist using dried apricots instead of jam. A delicious recipe to start off a week of holiday baking!!

Ingredients

1 cup all-natural almond butter

1 tsp. pure almond extract

1 cup dry quick-cooking rolled oats

½ cup honey

1 cup Vanilla Shakeology

24 dried apricot halves

Instructions

Combine almond butter, extract, oats, honey, and Shakeology in a medium bowl; mix well with a spatula or clean hands.
Roll mixture into 24 balls, each about 1 inch in size.
Flatten each slightly so that it is shaped like a traditional cookie.
Make an indent in the middle of each of the cookies. Place the one dried apricot in the center of each cookie before cooling in the refrigerator.
Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days.

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