So yes, instead of working out I made cookies. Not self defeating at all. But I'll get over it. To my dismay, I opened up the Nutella jar and saw that I didn't have enough for what the recipe called for. Boo!! "What's the recipe?" You might be asking yourself. Here's the link: http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/nutella-cookies/
I only had about a 1/4 of a cup of Nutella but saw a full jar of Almond butter right next to it. Hmmmmm, that might work. So I changed the recipe a bit. I used the last of the Nutella supplemented the rest of the cup with almond butter. My guess is peanut butter would be tasty too but I was running low on that and it's a lunchtime staple. Heaven forbid I run out. So here are the changes I made:
1/4 cup Nutella
3/4 cup almond butter
I used 2 eggs instead of one and added a dash of water because the batter seemed a bit dry.
I also added about a tablespoon or two of unsweetened cocoa powder to add some of the chocolate flavor that was missing from the lack of Nutella. (I didn't really measure it just poured it in.) If you don't know, I'm not much of a baker. :-)
Everything else I kept the same. I did end up baking them for about 9-10 minutes instead of the 7-8 that the recipe suggested.
I have to say, they came out pretty tasty. The true test will be when the boys get home from school and The Man gets home from work. If I get the thumbs up from them then all is good. But so quick and so easy and so keeping me from working out!! And can I say that I'm kicking myself for making chocolate-ish cookies without having any milk on hand to drink with them?! Who does that?? Me. I do that. Apparently.
And with that, I will now go let Ms. Jillian torture me for a wee bit. Cold and cookies be damned!!
What was the verdict btw?
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