Chocolate Peanut Butter Mint Cookies
My husband and son are mint obsessed. When given the choice, the flavour is always mint.
Even when I want chocolate peanut butter cookies….
For the whole family to enjoy, so chocolate peanut butter mint it is!
What it means to eat healthy is a big topic. For us, we try to keep it pretty simple. Eat as much real food as possible, as close as possible to its natural (eatable!) state. Stay away from additives, processed, and refined where it is reasonable to do so.
But….
Never at the expense of the enjoyment of eating food. As a busy active family we need to be able to make food we enjoy and nourishes our bodies. The entire point of food is to nourish our bodies, to allow us to participate in the activities the nourish our souls. And sometimes (often!) those two things overlap, what nourishes our bodies and what nourishes our souls.
Such as….
Cookies!
Eating well allows us to play together as a family, to adventure and explore, to travel.
It certainly allows me to follow my passions, even though these days I am pretty stretched for time!
Eating healthy is important. But it is one part of the bigger picture. In a society where we are a bit obsessed with how and what we eat, that singular focus can make us unhealthy. The distinction that healthy eating is PART of a healthy lifestyle and not the sole component was the key to a healthier direction for my family.
With all of that in mind, please enjoy these simple and easy cookies. There are many ways to substitute ingredients to meet your families needs.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup oats
½ cup sunflower seeds
½ cup almonds
½ cup regular dried dates (sulphate free if available)
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp natural peanut butter *
1 tbsp cacao powder
⅓ cup dark choc chips or slab of dark chocolate **
1 egg
Pinch of salt
4 drops peppermint oil ***
*if your peanut butter contains salt, omit the pinch of salt.
**whatever kind of chocolate or chocolate substitute is your preference
*** if you are not a mint fan, 1 tsp of vanilla bean or extract
INSTRUCTIONS
1) Place oats in your blender or food processor and coarsely chop.
2) Add remainder of ingredients, excluding the chocolate chips and egg. Blend in high setting for 15 seconds.
3) Add egg and chocolate, blend on low setting to combine (if you are using Thermomix, reverse blade direction for this step).
4) The egg makes the mixture sticky. I found the longer it sat the stickier it go, so get the dough into balls quickly and place on a greased pan. Flatten slightly as these will not rise.
5) Cook at 190 for 10 minutes in a preheated oven.
Enjoy 💙
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