Food Share: Honey WOW Butter Cookies With Chocolate Chips (Peanut-Free)

Last night I was thinking of baking something new because the night was freezing cold and baking can help keep the house warm, smelling good, and keep the house crew fed and happy. I remembered years ago I made some peanut butter cookies, then I realized I received some complimentary products from WOWButter the other day and thought of using that for the cookies. I searched for a Peanut Butter recipe on Pinterest (I am always looking for new recipes on this site. Addictive!) and found the Honey Peanut Butter recipe. 

Instead of using real Peanut Butter on this recipe, I used the WOWButter that I got. It is Peanut-free, made from soy beans, it is creamy and still tastes yummy. By the way, I will be doing a review on this one so come back again next time to know more about this product. Especially if you know someone who is allergic to Peanuts. If you would like to try this recipe, click on the link below. 

And oh! I also didn't use Vegetable Shortening because I didn't have it so I used butter instead. Mine turned out a bit crunchy and chewy in the middle. It still turned out good and my kids couldn't stop from eating it! My little man even asked me if I could make more cookies for his classmates. Michelle, the blog owner says if you use butter, swap out at least half granulated sugar and half brown sugar so your cookies still turn out chewy. Enjoy baking! 

I got the recipe from the blog Brown Eyed Baker. 

Thank you so much for the Honey-Peanut Butter recipe! 

Product Review: The Protein Bakery Baked Goodies

Even though I love to make our own homemade baked goods for the fact that I know who is making it, what goes into the food and I can control the ingredients that goes into the food. But there are times that I am curious about trying other products and when I learned about The Protein Bakery's baked goods, I wanted to try some. They sent me a boxful of delicious baked goodies for free and I am afraid to admit, it didn't last long. Every after meal, this was our dessert and it's because of the whey protein, it is very filling. They were just absolutely delicious! It had the right sweetness, flavor and it wasn't heavy like some baked goods that you buy at some store. I love that they incorporate some natural ingredients into their baked good for more added nutrition.

A few of my favorites from the baked goods we received was the Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies (of course), Peanut Butter Blondie (I want more), Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, and well, all of them! Even their Ginger Oatmeal Raisin Cookie was delicious. Well, I love ginger and their cookies had the right amount of Ginger flavor and nothing too overpowering. For me, The Protein Bakery is considered as my guiltless type of baked goodies. And hey! They make great gifts too for your beloved mom this Mother's day, which is coming up. What else can I say other than I love their product! Thank you so much, The Protein Bakery! We want more!

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Proof is in the Baking

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So, we know the value of weights and measures. We chose the name Protein Bakery, for a good (and healthy) reason. Muscle-building protein is a huge component in all our delicious cookies, brownies, and blondies. Protein makes you feel fuller faster and prevents spikes in blood sugar levels. It's one way to keep the heart beat steady and the body in balance. Every delectable, guilt-free bite is high in dietary fiber, low in gluten, and delivers up to 5 times more protein than the average baked treat.

Our trans-fat free, preservative free, and wheat flour-free recipes are also nutritionally balanced. We combine natural ingredients like heart-healthy rolled oats, light brown sugar, and the finest chocolate. We bake small batches from scratch every day. With the same attention to perfection as we did on day 1 in November, 1999. Our 20-plus flavors of creative culinary confections boast gourmet accents like swirls of rich peanut butter, tangy cranberries, toasted walnuts, sun-sweetened coconut, and so much more.

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Product Review: Butternut Squash Chocolate Chip Cookies

It seems like it is a tradition in this family that every fall season I make sweet potato cookies. I was wanting to make some sweet potato cookies the other day, but it turned out we didn't have any so I went with the butternut squash instead. Butternut squash puree was available in the pantry, thanks to Hooray Puree for sending us three samples of pureed vegetables like carrot , spinach, and the butternut squash purees for my family to sample. I thought this would be the perfect time to use one of the purees and instead of using sweet potato, I'll use the butternut squash puree instead. In one box of Hooray Puree contains two packets of pureed vegetables, and it was perfect because the cookie recipe calls for one cup of sweet potato, and each packet of Hooray Puree is equals to one cup. I didn't have to measure anything and I just dumped one packet of the butternut squash puree in. If you don't have Hooray Puree on hand, follow the recipe to make the puree. Here's what I did.

The recipe is not mine, I found it online and you can click Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Cookies to get to the website. Thanks to Family Fresh Cooking for sharing this wonderful recipe.

Before I do anything, I like to prepare all the things needed so I won't be running around the kitchen. I have everything ready and within reach. I followed what the recipe said and it helps if you use pastry flour because it will make for a soft and delicious cookie. That is if you like a soft type of cookie. It works with this one. I love it and you might too, or not.

Here are the samples I got from Hooray Puree. I love that it is convenient and easy to mix in with every dish you make. As you know (or not), I like to make my own fresh puree, but there are times I don't have much time so a little help would be wonderful.

 

The following are step by step photos of how I made the cookies according to the recipe.

Something I learned from watching a cooking show is that when you coat the chocolate chips with a little bit of flour, it will help with an even distribution of chips all over the cookies. In that way you won't end up with one cookie that does not have chips and the other is loaded with chips. For me, the trick works well.

Look at how my Butternut Squash Chocolate Chip Cookies turned out. It was oh so moist, and oh so good! To be honest, the cookie didn't last long. I feel good feeding it to my family because I made it, I know what's in it and I get to control the ingredients that go into my cookies. It has one tablespoon of milled flax seed for added nutrition, and it has the butternut squash puree.

I didn't just use Hooray Puree in my cookies. Remember there are two packets in one box. The other packet of butternut squash puree was mixed in with the Alphabet Pasta sauce. I cooked up some Alphabet pasta for my kids this morning, heated up some marinara sauce, then mixed in with the butternut squash puree and the sauce was not only nutritious, but delicious too. And my boy didn't have to know and ate the whole thing. When it comes to eating, I am challenged at to what I can prepare for this boy so I thought this one was a good idea to put some veggies into his diet.

(Alphabet Pasta with Butternut Squash puree and Marinara sauce)

I also promised my boy this morning, that whenever he eats his pasta, I would give him some bread with chocolate on it. And for me to convince him eating his food was to make it fun and a competition. Him and his sister had an eating competition and whoever eats their food first gets some treats first. He was so into the competition, ate the entire food and I went and made some chocolate sandwich. But this was not your ordinary chocolate sandwich. I was cracking my brain thinking what else can I do to add more nutrition to my boy's diet who is ever so picky, and it dawned on me that I can actually mix pureed carrots in the chocolate. Why not? The carrots are sweet and it will balance well with the chocolate. And that's exactly what I did. I mixed in a little bit of the pureed carrots and the same amount of chocolate together and spread it all over the 7-grain bread we bought yesterday. I cut the bread into little tiny squares and my boy thought it was fun to eat, then the eating competition went on again. I patted myself on the back after that when my plan was successful and my boy ate the food. How about you? If you have some Hooray Puree, how would you use it?

Thank you so much Hooray Puree for the samples we got. I love the convenience that it gives especially for those people who have busy lives and wanted to add more nutrition to their food without having to spend much time on cooking. Hooray Puree is made out of 100% All-Natural Vegetable Purees, packed in shelf-stable packets, which means no refrigeration needed (not unless you have some left over purees), and it is quick and easy to use anytime. There are tons of ideas you can use Hooray Puree with like hamburgers, brownies, bread, chicken nuggets, sauces, baby food, and more. It is also a fun way to let kids help in the kitchen and let them mix the puree together. Thank you, Hooray Puree!

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