This weekend, fall took my breath away.
The leaves on our street have all turned gold and red.
For me, heaven was: sitting on the porch, in the perfect weather, and soaking in the beauty of fall.
But then I realized cookies would make that moment even more perfect.
So, I made these:
Oatmeal Pumpkin Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies:
They're the perfect fall cookie. Hearty, crunchy, chewy, chocolaty and of course, pumpkiny.
*Note: I made these cookies on a night that I was having some girls from church over, so that they would eat the majority of them ;) I only had two of these delicious cookies.
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21 Day Challenge Update:
I was supposed to start my 21 day challenge last week. But, I ended up being sick all week. At first I was going to keep going with the challenge, even though I was sick. My eating was great (It helped that my apatite was completely gone;), but then I remembered that working out everyday was apart of the challenge. I definitely had not been doing that while I was sick. So, I decided to start it after I had gotten better.
My first official day of the 21 day challenge was last Wednesday the 12th.
So far I have 5 little hearts!
What's your little piece of fall heaven?
The leaves on our street have all turned gold and red.
For me, heaven was: sitting on the porch, in the perfect weather, and soaking in the beauty of fall.But then I realized cookies would make that moment even more perfect.
So, I made these:
Oatmeal Pumpkin Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies:
What you need:
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 cups quick oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unpacked brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 6 tbsp canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet organic chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350°; line two baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with organic cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin spice and cinnamon.
- In a mixer, cream together the butter and sugars on medium speed.
- Add the egg to the butter and sugar mixture, followed by the pumpkin and vanilla extract.
- Working by hand, stir in the dry mix until just combined and no streaks of flour remain; stir in the pecans, and chocolate chips.
- Drop 1 tablespoon of the dough at a time onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until cookies become light brown at the edges.
- Cool on baking sheet for 3 or 4 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Makes 32 cookies, 1 tbsp each.
They're the perfect fall cookie. Hearty, crunchy, chewy, chocolaty and of course, pumpkiny.
*Note: I made these cookies on a night that I was having some girls from church over, so that they would eat the majority of them ;) I only had two of these delicious cookies. ***
21 Day Challenge Update:
I was supposed to start my 21 day challenge last week. But, I ended up being sick all week. At first I was going to keep going with the challenge, even though I was sick. My eating was great (It helped that my apatite was completely gone;), but then I remembered that working out everyday was apart of the challenge. I definitely had not been doing that while I was sick. So, I decided to start it after I had gotten better.
My first official day of the 21 day challenge was last Wednesday the 12th.
So far I have 5 little hearts!
What's your little piece of fall heaven?
