That sounds like a day worth celebrating, don’t you think?
Some of my favorite peanut butter cookie recipes:
- Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (Only three ingredients and SO amazing!)
Happy day! 
Workout
Today’s working unfortunately wasn’t fueled by peanut butter cookies, but maybe that’s a good thing as far as cramping up mid-workout is concerned.
My time at the gym began with 20 minutes of cardio split between the stair master and the treadmill.
Then it was time for a bicep and tricep workout!
Yesterday a reader commented that I probably shouldn’t say I’m “loosely following” the LiveFit program since I’m not adhering to the meal plan and am adding cardio and altering a few of the strength workouts. I completely agreed, so, taking her suggestion, I will say that today’s workout was merely inspired by LiveFit, since I added supersets and combined biceps and triceps, basically changing the workout entirely. (The workout was inspired by this workout and this workout from the LiveFit program.)
Jello arms!
Breakfast
Today’s breakfast was another egg sandwich served on top of a toasted whole wheat English muffin with jelly and muenster cheese.
Always a good one.
Question of the Morning
- What is your favorite peanut butter-based dessert?
I love peanut butter and chocolate mousse pie. Oh goodness.
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oh yummmm peanut butter pie!! 🙂
I think to celebrate this wonderful holiday I”ll make some pb energy bites..with chocolate chips of course!! they’re my favorite snack!
My mom, brother and I used to make PB cookies all the time when I was little! I loved it!
Oh wow those egg meals look incredible. I must be hungry! I have just discovered the delights of peanut butter and greek yogurt, but those oatmel peanut butter cookies look like a must try.
hehe i didn’t know national peanut butter cookie day existed, but if i was going to hear about it from somebody, i knew it’d be you! my favourite pb dessert is homemade peanut butter cups.. yum!
Have you tried the peanut butter cookie dough cheesecake at Cheesecake Factory?? When a dessert contains peanut butter flavored whipped cream, you KNOW it’s a winner :)!
what!?!? no! i need to change this ASAP.
I’ve had this & it’s AMAZING!!!
I was just going to comment and say this is BY FAR my favorite peanut butter dessert!! It’s soooo good!
Those flourless peanut butter cookies are amazing! I’ve made them several times before. They’re also dangerous though; I could eat them non-stop!
Peanut butter cheesecake. Mmm.
I definitely checked out the link for the flourless pb cookies. Have you tried it using a stevia baking blend instead of sugar? I wonder how much that would change things… I will report back. 😉
i haven’t ever baked w/ stevia but would love to hear how it goes!
I love those flourless peanut butter cookies! They are a huge hit in my house 🙂
Definitely a day worth celebrating! I have also made your cocoa oatmeal cookies with pb subbing for the oil (I think I added an extra tblsp of water for more moisture) and they were delicious.
OKAY so there is this new chocolate bar out from Cadbury that’s milk chocolate with peanut butter & crushed pretzel. Have you tried it? I think it would honestly be my hypothetical “last dinner” on death row hahah! It’s SO good. Second to that would be any kind of peanut butter/chocolate ice cream bar combo, like the ones from hagaan daaz!
Peanut butter pie sounds good! 🙂 I love the peanut butter cup dessert at Friday’s! It’s really good too.
I had this peanut butter chocolate cake (it was more like a peanut butter chocolate fudge or cheescake even) when I was in Florida in Smokey Bones? In the carpark of a Publix? Do you know it? It was amazing! 7 years ago but I remember! 🙂
I really like plain old classic peanut butter cookies. I am like that with all cookies though…I like the orginals with no frills. I don’t want banana or oats or chocolate in my peanut butter cookies….no healthyifying! ha! I definitely will celebrate national peanut butter cookie day today! Some of the national foods days I find amusing but not this one!! Watch out Tiffs Treats (the best cookie shop in Austin) I am coming for you today!
Peanut Butter Balls!- PB, powdered sugar, rice krisipies, and butter..dunked into semi-sweet chocolate and then put in the fridge! The. Best. Ever.
…or puppy chow!
oh my gosh, yes! i LOVE puppy chow!
Definitely the best!
I haven’t had many pb desserts, but one definitely sticks out to me. The pb brownies from Dancing Deer Co are to die for. Well… that sounds dramatic, but they’re darn good!
Wooo! I love anything peanut butter related! YUM! Especially with chocolate too!
Butterfinger pie is the BEST peanut butter dessert I have tried. It is pretty much like traditional peanut butter pie but has the addition of chopped up Butterfinger candy in it. So GOOD!!!
I have to choose one?! Peanut butter ice cream cookie sandwiches 🙂
oh gosh, it’s so hard for me to choose a favorite…. i love pretty much anything with peanut butter. peanut butter pies, peanut butter fudge sundaes, and peanut butter brownies are among some of my favorites.
Every dessert I’ve ever had with pb.
ok, fine. Probably my grandmother’s PB balls. <3
I LOVE all pb and chocolate combinations… but probably buckeyes!
I am going to stop buy the grocery store tonight just to pick up a new jar of peanut butter to make those flourless peanut butter cookies! Any baked goods without flour are must-makes for me!
Peanut butter cookies never need justification. Every day is PB cookie day in my mind 🙂 My favorite is just a classic, super-chewy PB cookie!
Does a jar of PB with chocolate chips and a spoon count? ; )
aaabsolutely.
I love PB Protein Balls (inspired by Tone It Up), but my favorite are these intensely peanut buttery refrigerator cookies that my dad makes! They are gooey and decadent and irresistible!
Ugh I love peanut butter ANYTHING! I don’t know if I could choose just one dessert!
I made your peanut butter energy bites before….amazing! I may have to make some today!
I think you handled the advice and input well Julie 😉
I’m drooling on my keyboard!
I think my fave dessert with PB in it is that chocolate & marshmallow dessert square with PB. Delish!
I love my mom’s peanut butter cookies with a hershey kiss in the middle! Oh and the other day my neighbor just brought over a Reese’s cake that was soooo rich, it was delicious!
Honestly, mine is an old-y but a goody- when I was 5, my aunt came over for Christmas. She is a wonderful cook and baker and taught me how to make peanut butter cookies with a herseys kiss in the middle- she called them “Reindeer poopers”… cute name, right? They were delicious and I have yet to find a dessert as delicious. I’m a simple girl, so all those fancy restaurant desserts throw me for a loop… I prefer sticking with Reindeer poop. 😉
I love homemade peanut butter cups!
Definitely peanut butter cookies!
So many cool ‘holidays’ this month. First National Running Day, then National Chocolate Ice Cream Day and National Outdoors Day, and now it’s National Peanut Butter Cookie Day. Maybe I’ll just have to celebrate this one too.
It’s basically impossible for me to choose a favorite peanut butter dessert. In most recent memory, it was some peanut butter oreo chocolate chunk cookies I made. Peanut butter + oreos = HEAVEN.
i love peanut butter in or on practically everything, but this recipe from Smitten Kitchen takes the cake….. literally. here’s the link : http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/08/chocolate-peanut-butter-cake/
my mom made it for my birthday. i have never eaten anything as delicious as this. if you like chocolate, cake, and peanut butter you will die and go to heaven.
I made that cake for my mom’s birthday last year and it was ahhmazing!
I have a tub of peanut butter frozen yogurt sitting in my freezer right now. Dangerous.
I’ve tried those 3 ingredient cookies and they really are easy and delicious!
I don’t like PB….I know, I know. But I love AB!
That does look like a fun, jello-arms workout. I love feeling the burn 🙂
Peanut butter pie! I even had my Mom make it for my thirteenth birthday! It’s super sweet, but very indulgent and peanutbuttery! I do love a good homemade peanut butter cookie though!
I’m making your peanut butter bites tonight, but swapping out the wheat germ for almond meal . Yum!
My fav peanut butter based dessert? Anything with peanut butter & chocolate. LOVE PB Pie with chocolate sauce. Oh gosh. Heaven in a bite.
Happy PB cookie day! Anything with chocolate and PB is my favorite!
Homemade Peanut Butter icecream, with milk chocolate swirled in
peanut butter swirled chocolate ice cream with pb hot fudge 🙂
ug im starving and that sandwich looks great
I’m really interested in your work out regimen. In the past I’ve tried using supersets but I’m very educated in how to go about that but I want to start them up again. I know everyone says they give you faster results… is that true?
I feel like I need to use today’s holiday and find a peanut butter protein cookie recipe…yeah yeah?! 🙂
This falls on the day of my birthday awesome! I shall celebrate my birthday with national peanut butter cookie day! My favorite peanut butter based desert is a gluten free peanut butter chiffon pie from a gluten free bakery near my house. OMG ITS SO AMAZING! The peanut butter and chocolate combo is light and airy and very very peanut butter-y! That workout looks a similar workout I did yesterday! Have a great day 🙂
happy, happy birthday, christina!
thanks :). Happy belated belated birthday 🙂