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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sugar cookies are my absolute favorite!
Oatmeal chocolate chip… The chewier the better!
Definitely peanut butter with chocolate chips!
Another great giveaway… So tough to have to pick just one… English empire biscuits are the bomb! But second best are warm, chewy, salted, toffee, dark chocolate chip cookies, but Russian tea cakes, shortbread, and peanut butter are also favorites…
soft and chewy oatmeal peanut butter cookies!
Oatmeal scotchies fresh out of the oven!!
Anything chocolate!!! But if M&M’s were thrown in…I wouldn’t mind 🙂
Oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chip, they are a Martha Stewart creation and awesome!!!
snickerdoodle!
I love good old homemade chocolate chip cookies!
Oatmeal peanut butter with M&M’s
What a fabulous idea!
Oatmeal chocolate chip is my favorite kind of cookie 🙂
peanut butter chocolate chip all the way!
I love the peanut butter blossoms my mom makes. It a cream cheese peanut butter dough with almond extract. Amazing.
Macadamia nut with white chocolate chips 🙂
No bakes all the way!
There are too many to choose from!! I would say my favorites are Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, or Sugar! 🙂
Chocolate chip cookies with peanut butter chips.
I love gingerbread cookies!
I’m an old fashioned kind of guy. Chocolate chip all the way.
Oatmeal raisin, hands down.
Chocolate Chip! Can’t mess with a classic!
CHOCOLATE CHIP <3333333333333333
So hard to pick a favorite kind of cookie! I would have to either say classic chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies!
Chocolate Chip Raisin Oatmeal cookies (especially when a little extra cinnamon and vanilla happen to fall into the batter 🙂
I love oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chip cookies!!
A cookie with multiple types of chips – milk, dark, butterscotch, peanut butter! 🙂 any of them paired together or ALLL of them!!
Toffee/heath bar crunch cookies are always my favorite!
I once tried an amazing recipe.
it was sugar cookies set up as a sandwich
with ‘dulce de leche’ in between.
it was delish!
So hard to choose! I think if I had to pick a favorite cookie, it would be chocolate chip – but sugar cookies make a close second!
My favorite cookies are definitely peanut butter! But oatmeal raisin are a close runner-up. (:
Git in Mah Belly <– Nice name. LOL. My fave… Russian Teacakes with lots of walnuts. And a big glass of almond milk to go with!
Peanut butter blossoms!
Peanut Butter cookies are my favorite (:
I don’t think there is a cookie that I don’t like, but if I had to pick, it would be gooey chocolate chip cookies!
thanks for holding this wonderful giveaway! my favorite kind of cookie in inspired by the compost cookies from Momofuku, which basically means in addition to chocolate chips i love to throw in crunchy salt bits as well such as crushed up potato chips, pretzels, and salty nuts.
mint chocolate cookies!!
1. I’m glad we speak the same language. “Git in Mah Belly” would have been one of my top picks for my own cookie recipe.
2. Chloe and Sadie are the same dog. Chloe was terrified of an ominous plastic bag in front of my house today. so brave.
3. what a suhweet giveaway! my favorite cookies are the traditional underbaked chocolate chip. nothing can beat ’em! a close second is oatmeal chocolate chip. 🙂
Oatmeal chocolate chip
I absolutely love freshly baked warm chocolate chip cookies or oatmeal raisin cookies! Both are amazing! Oh and I love the idea of the mason jars. My friend used them as favors for her wedding and attached a mini wisk! So cute!
oatmeal raisin!!
I love Chocolate Chip Cookies and mason jars 🙂
Chocolate Chip fooshoo
Snicker doodle!
Choc. Chip or oatmeal!
I love Chocolate Chip cookies… they are the best when you take them out of the oven before they are completely baked. Gooey yummyness!
My favorite is chocolate chip! But I love eating the cookie dough before baking!
Mmmmm my favorite is ricotta cookies! They remind me of home! 🙂
My favorite cookie has definitely got to be the classic chocolate chip cookie. Then I slather some peanut butter on top.