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!
I love cookie dough! that’s the best part of preparation…. but the final product… you can never go wrong with a large, warm, choc chip cookie fresh outta the oven! With a side of milk 🙂
Oatmeal raisin all the way!
Peanut butter cookies for sure!!
I love white chocolate macadamia nut! Yum!
My favorite cookies are the Samoas from the Girl Scout Cookies brand. but when those aren’t in season, I love chewy oatmeal raisin cookies!
I love large chewy chocolate chip cookies with crispy edges!
Chocolate chip with peanuts or macadamian nut for sure!
I’m partial to anythingggg pumpkin. But for regular, run of the mill variations, I’d prefer oatmeal raisin!
The theme of my day every day is chocolate. Ahaha
oatmeal chocolate chip mmmmmmMM =]
I love all versions of oatmeal-based cookies and yours sounds amazing, especially with that toffee!
peanut butter and M&M cookies
butterscotch cookies!
Oatmeal Raisin!!!!
white chocolate chip yummmm!
peanut butter chocolate chip cookies! Or…at least anything with chocolate!
Chocolate chip!
Oatmeal raisin cookies!! yum! 🙂
Peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies! Anything with chocolate chips and peanut butter is a favorite in my book! 🙂
OOOO I rarely make it as far as an actual “cookie”….I’m definitly a cookie dough fanatic!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite cookie is my sister’s chocolate hazelnut cookie! Taste like nutella!
My favorite kind are oatmeal scotchies. Yum.
My favorite cookie is an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. Oh so yummy!!
I’ve had a chocolatey kind of day too! My favorite cookie is a Double Chocolate one with chocolate chips and nuts! YUM!
Peanut butter chocolate chip!!!
Peanut butter cookies *dribble*
White chocolate macadamia nut!! Yum deliciousness!!
White chocolate mac nut and oatmeal raisin with walnuts and chocolate chunks!
a simple, soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie! i love cookies so much i ate 5 large cookies in 10 minutes once, loove x
my favorite is a plain ‘ole chewy and gooey chocolate chip cookie!
Oatmeal and butterscotch…sooo delicious!
My favorite is anything with peanut butter chips in them. Yum!
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut…yumm
Peanut butter!
Love Love Love peanut butter chip!
Sadie is so funny!!!!
My favorite cookies are peanut butter chocolate chip!
my favorite cookie is any thing with chocolate….yummie!!!
Good ol’ chocolate chip are my fav!
i love double chocolate chip!
oatmeal raisin !
i’m an oatmeal raisin fan for sure!!!
i love anything that has chocolate!!! i recently polished off a box of enjoy-life soft chewy chocolate chip cookies and they were amazing!!!!!!!
i love snickerdoodles and chocolate cookies that are soft and fluffy!!!!
Cranberry white choco chunk Oatmeal =]
peanut butter chocolate chip for sure!
I love chocolate so my answer is chocolate cookies 🙂
Cant go wrong with good old fashioned chocolate chip cookies!
My favorite kind of cookie chocolate chip 🙂
Any kind of cookie is my favorite, seriously!
i looove m&m cookies. sooo good!!!!