Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites Food

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Have ready at least 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Cream butter until smooth.
• Add peanut butter and both sugars and beat until combined well.
• Add egg and beat well.
• Stir in flour and baking soda gradually until well combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips by hand.
• Using a meatball scooper or a spoon, scoop out small portions of dough and drop onto parchment lined cookie sheets, leaving 2" gap between each cookie.
• Bake for about 15 minutes or until cookies are just firm around the edges- don't overbake- if you wait until they are brown on top, they will be too hard.
• Slide parchment sheet, cookies and all, carefully off pan and onto your counter, set a new piece of parchment paper onto your baking sheet and repeat until all dough is baked.
• Meanwhile, as the next batch bakes, remove baked cookies from the parchment and let cool completely on wire racks.
• Wipe off the crumbs from the old sheet of parchment and you can reuse it for your next batch.
• These will keep about 3 days stored in a cookie tin (for crisp cookies) or an airtight plastic container (for softer cookies).

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH BITES

Steps:

• Place the dates in a food processor and pulse until they break into small pieces and start to form a solid mass. Add the peanut butter, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Blend until smooth.
• Add the quinoa and pulse until blended, about 6 pulses. Transfer to a large bowl and add the chocolate chips, cereal and flaxseed meal. Gently incorporate with your hands, being sure not to completely crush the cereal puffs. Form into 1-tablespoon balls. Enjoy at room temperature or serve chilled. The peanut butter balls hold well in an airtight container, refrigerated for up to 1 week.