The theme of the day is chocolate!
I cannot get enough of the sweet stuff. From hot chocolate to pieces of a dark chocolate to my lunch to cookies, my day had been full of delicious cocoa.
Lunch
Today’s lunch included chocolate in the form of chocolate hazelnut butter, spread on a toasted Thomas’ whole wheat bagel with raspberry jelly.
A sliced apple and more Justin’s chocolate hazelnut butter served as my sides.
And then it was time for a chocolate-fueled hike!
Ryan and I bundled up and took Sadie on a five-mile hike on the trails near our house. It felt good to get some fresh air and move around a bit after spending the morning cooped up inside working on an article.
Remember how Sadie chased after a black bear before?
(When I read that sign aloud to Ryan today I inserted the word “humans” after “small mammals” to see if he was paying attention. Muhaha!)
Well, it turns out Sadie is not as brave as we thought.
She stopped in the middle of the trail and had a barking fit over an ominous palm.
Haven’t you heard? Rogue palms are very dangerous. Ryan naturally sprinted ahead and jumped on it, which absolutely thrilled Sadie. I swear they speak the same language sometimes.
After our hike, the chocolate fun continued… and this time it involves you! 
Mason Jar Cookie Giveaway
A couple of weeks ago I was sent a jar of ingredients for a special cookie recipe… one that I created!
The Mason Jar Cookie Company is a company that provides you with all of the ingredients you need (with the exception of egg and butter) to make cookies that you create through their website.
I named my mix “Git in Mah Belly.”
To an oatmeal cookie base I added:
- Valentine’s Day M&Ms
- Pecans
- Toffee
This afternoon, Ryan and I were craving warm, gooey cookies after our chilly hike, so I used my “Git in Mah Belly” mix to make us a batch of oatmeal, toffee, M&M and pecan cookies.
I’m not sure why my cookies didn’t seem to rise, but at least they tasted great!
I prefer chewy, thin cookies over dry and cake-like cookies any day.
The best news is that The Mason Jar Cookie Company is giving away one of their jars of cookie mix to one of you!
One winner will be able to create their own cookie mix though the company’s website to have sent directly to them ASAP!
To enter this giveaway, simply comment below telling me about your favorite kind of cookie. I’ll randomly select a winner tomorrow morning.
Good luck!
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oatmeal peanut butter is by far my favorite!
Chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookies. My mom made them all the time when I was growing up. They are my weakness!
I love snickerdoodles! Close 2nd is a chocolate chip!
Oatmeal and M&M!
I love chocolate chip cookies or any chocolate containing cookies. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!! 🙂
Garbage cookie with everything in it – oatmeal, peanut butter, choc chips, coconut!
M&M Cookies 🙂
How fun! I love cookies with lots of “stuff” in them… oats, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, pretzel pieces, and instant coffee. Just to be sure every single craving is satisfied!
Who can pick just one favorite? I love all kinds of cookies…but chocolate chip with walnuts are to die for!
How funl! Chocolate chunk – yum!
Triple Chocolate Hot Chocolate Chip cookies are the best!! Chocolate overload!
If I haaad to pick, I would say oatmeal cranberry white chocolate chip cookies!
YUM! Definitely monster cookies!
Love this – I am such a cookie monster! Chocolate chip oatmeal with pb chips :0)
Monster cookies are my favorite. Any cookie that is frozen is great too with a cup of milk 🙂
I love soft oatmeal raisin! Mmm mmm mmm!
Oatmeal Rasins are my favorite!
Anything type of cookie with PB!
Chocolate chips cookie
I love cookies with chocolate and something slightly salty!
Cookies? hell to the yes!
My favorite cookie is ricotta cookie. Cake like, slightly sweet, and taste harmless. Which is why everyone eats like 5 of them without blinking an eye 🙂
Thanks for the contest.
It would have to be a peanut butter cookie!
Peanutbutter!!
I’m okay with almost any cookie as long as it’s soft and fresh!!
Peanut butter chocolate chip!
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are my favorite.
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip! WARM & GOOEY
Triple Chocolate Chocolate Cookies – Chocolate base with white chocolate, dark chocolate and milk chocolate chips. Heaven in a cookie bite!
Ooh, that’s a tough one! I think I’d say either BIG homemade peanut butter cookies (extra p-nutty!) or M&M cookies!
Hmmm, trying to pick my favorite cookie is like trying to pick my favorite episode of “Friends.” So many good ones to choose from. I’d have to say, the best ones are probably oatmeal-raisin straight out of the oven. My mom used to make the best ones ever and she would always let me have the first one.. you know, for quality control purposes 🙂
Oatmeal cookies are definitely my favorite.
A good old chocolate chip cookie has never let me down!
Anything chocolate is my favorite!! 🙂 Especially chocolate peanut butter.
classic chocolate chip!
Anything with chocolate makes my tummy happy, mmm <3! I actually prefer soft and gooey cookies for myself personally.
my favorite are white chocolate macadamia nut cookies!
My mom’s oatmeal butterscotch chip cookies!
Anything involving chocolate and peanut butter!
straight chocolate chip!
Chocolate chip cookies baby! Extra chewy please, these look like perfection. The more chocolate, the better.
PB Sugar Cookies!
My favorite cookie is: any cookie! There are different cookies I crave at different times of the year, but I’m a big cookie fan. Any cookie will do!
Anything that involves chocolate, peanut butter, or pumpkin. Or all three 🙂
Dark chocolate peanut butter chip! When you visit NYC again, you haaave to try the ones from Levain Bakery!
My favorite has to be snickerdoodle. So delicious and so much fun to say!
My favorite kind of cookie is chocolate mint!
I’m a classic chocolate chip cookie kind of girl! (But usually end up eating 1/2 the dough when making chocolate chip cookies…)
My favorite is definitely peanut butter!
Chocolate Chip … thin and chewy of course!
peanut butter and oatmeal cookies are my favorite kind, but every cookie is a good cookie really.