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 chocolate chip!
Just a plain old chocolate chip cookie!
Monster cookies all the way!!!
oatmeal toffee chocolate chip cookies!!
peanut butter chocolate chip!!!!
my favorite is chocolate chip cookie with toffee pieces in it!
One of the best, make your day better desserts, is a REALLY good chocolate chip (with oatmeal!) cookie. My mouth is watering already!
Gotta love the classic, chocolate chip!
Pumpkin drop cookies with white chocolate, semi sweet and butterscotch chips!
I love oatmeal with any sort of toffee! I definitely agree that slightly undercooked is best!
I love Monster cookies…the chewier the better :))
Oatmeal Scotchies are my cookie weekness!
My favorite cookie is Paula Deen’s monster cookies. They are amazing! The 2 main ingredients are oatmeal and peanut butter! My favorites!!
I think a slightly undercooked chocolate chip cookie is the best! I love to add fun mix-ins though too, like oatmeal, toffee bits, or peanut butter chips!
my favorite has to be the traditional chocolate chip!
I love all kinds of cookieS! yummm!
I’m a big white chocolate macadamia nut fan!
my favourite kind of cookie is anything with an oatmeal case and preferably involving chocolate in at least two forms…so good!
Chocolate chip that have a vanilla pudding mix inside! makes them extra fluffy!
Anything with lots of chips! White chocolate, chocolate, butterscotch, yes please!
Oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chip! Yum!!
Oatmeal butterscotch or peanut butter blossoms!!
My favorite are oatmeal raisin.
I love chocolate cookies!
Anything with oatmeal or m&m’s!
Anything involving faux “Reese’s”. Chocolate and pb = get in mah belly.
Cookies with some form of liquidy chocolate and crunchiness in it! 🙂
Peanut butter blossoms,but instead of regular hershey kisses I use caramel filled ones
chocolate chip!
My favorite cookie is coconut snowballs!
My favorite is oatmeal chocolate chip! Yum.
I rarely ever have any cookie dough left I love cookie dough!!! But peanut butter cookies take the cake here
Oatmeal cookies studded with all sorts of goodies….peanut butter chips, craisins, pistachios, etc!
My favorite cookie to make are neiman Marcus cookies, I tweak the recipe a bit. Everyone adores them, they are addictive.
Oatmeal Raisin are my favorite!
Do I only have to pick one kind of cookie? My absolute favorite would have to be butter cookies with frosting. Yum!
oatmeal chocolate chip, my favorite!!
I love anything with chocolate and peanut butter! Mmm white chocolate chips with macadamia nuts too.. I can’t help it, I love all kinds of cookies!
Chocolate chip!
I love pecan shortbread cookies! Maybe cuz I’m Scottish? other than that I love cookies with oats, chocolate, nuts, dried fruit, etc!
Oatmeal chocolate chip w/walnuts!
Any cookie that has chocolate, peanut butter and oatmeal on the ingredients list makes me a happy happy girl 🙂
My favorite kind of cookie is definitely chocolate chip
For some reason I’m blanking on the name, but you know those chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips in them? THOSE! 🙂
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (w/ walnuts) are my favorite cookie!
It might sound weird but I LOVE chocolate chip cookies WITHOUT any chocolate chips – I repeat no chocolate! I have converted some of my friends – try them 🙂
I just finished a half marathon… and cookies sound fabulous! These look amazing! I really like chocolate chip-oatmeal cookies (especially the dough haaha)!
my favorite kind of cookie is white chocolate macadamia nut!
Oatmeal Raisin or Black and White for me!
My dad make the best gingersnap cookies ever!