Add & Dadz Practically Healthy Chocolate-Chip-Cookies

Interested in a rewarding experience for your kids, taste buds, and waist-line?  Well, keep reading then.

For the 1^st time ever, I’m publicly sharing a recipe my daughter and I came up with after hours of development in the test kitchen! (There’s the reward for you and your kids!)  Most kids LOVE spending time in the kitchen and they ALL enjoy time WITH YOU! Putting together this “practically healthy” and yummy recipe gives you quality time together with multiple pay-offs: fun, time, tasty cookies. PLUS, there’s less fat which makes it even more fun.

Kids LOVE seeing their dads in the kitchen. There’s just “something” about dad in an apron that makes it more enjoyable. Do it! Put on the apron! They’ll love it. (I don't have one on in this picture, but I do wear one when baking. I promise.)

Honestly, if you don’t like the look of the recipe we came up with, use another one.  What REALLY matters is that you are spending time in a fun way (with a tasty pay-off) with your kid(s). You’ll be surprised what they share with you (besides the cookies).  Shoot. I’ve even found a super easy, almost ready-made mix for under $2.00/box that my kids love.

Here’s another secret: sometimes you can skip the part about baking them and just eat the dough! YUM!

 

Enjoy the recipe (we really did come up with it all on our own. And it really is good). More importantly, enjoy this fun time with your wonderfully creative kid(s).

Now, go get an apron. The more zany, the better. They love to giggle at you and it's so much fun to hear them, isn't it?

Add-Dad’s practically healthy chocolate chip cookies

        □      1  cup of all purpose flour                                          □      1 cup of whole wheat flour

        □      1 tsp. baking soda                                                        □      ½ tsp. sea salt

        □      1 ¼ cups packed ORGANIC brown sugar (available at Costco)

        □      1 cup (2 sticks) softened, real butter (NOT margarine)

        □      Tbsp. of milk (Almond, Soy, 1%, or none fat recommended)

        □      ½ cup organic granulated sugar                          □      2 tsp. vanilla

        □      2 large eggs (range free, omega 3 enriched, etc.)

        □      2 ½ cups of quick or old-fashioned oats           

        □      1 cup (instead of 2 c.) semi sweet chocolate morsels

        □      1 cup chopped nuts, OPTIONAL (we don’t use them)

                  Preheat oven to 375` (optional: see above)

                  COMBINE flour (be sure to add an extra ¼ cup for elevations above 3500 ft), baking soda, and salt in a                                                          medium size bowl.

                        -  Beat brown sugar, butter, and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy.

                  -    Beat in eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in flour mixture.

                  -     Stir in oats, morsels, and nuts; mix well. Spoon rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

                 BAKE: (also optional. Haha) for 10 to 11 minutes for chewy cookies or 12 to 13 minutes for crispy cookies.                                       Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool. (But they are Awesome                                                 warm).

 Add a glass of COLD milk. Enjoy!

See! I told you I wear one when I'm baking! :)