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Healthy Recipe: White Chocolate Cherry Chunk Cookies

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    I have some exciting news! This Saturday, May 4th, is the Grand Opening of the Central Square Farmers Market and I will have a booth! I’ll be selling some of the baked good recipes that have been featured in the articles (such as these cookies!) as well as some other baked goods that I haven’t shared with all of you yet, such as homemade granola, banana muffins, snack bars and a few other healthy treats. I am also going to have at least 1 gluten-free option and 1 vegan option for anyone with special dietary needs. If you are interested in coming out Saturday, I would love to see you! There is going to be activities for kids, entertainment and other vendors too! It will be a fun day to be involved in the growing community at starts this Saturday morning at 8:00 AM at Central Square!

 

Makes 2 dozen cookies

·         1 cup Whole Wheat Flour

·         1 ½ cups Old Fashioned Oats

·         1 tsp. Baking Powder

·         ½ tsp. Salt

·         ½ cup Dried Cherries, roughly chopped

·         ½ cup Ghirardelli White Chocolate Chips

·         1/3 cup Honey

·         ¼ cup Oil

·         ¼ cup Nonfat Greek Yogurt

·         1 large Egg

·         2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

    Preheat oven to 350. In a medium sized mixing bowl, mix flour, oats, baking powder and salt until combined. Add in roughly chopped cherries and Ghirardelli White Chocolate Chips. Add honey, oil, yogurt, egg and vanilla extract and stir until combined. Scoop by Tbsp. onto nonstick cookie sheet and flatten slightly with a spatula. These cookies do not spread out when they bake, so when you press them down, make sure they are about the size you want them! Bake for 10-15 minutes or until just golden brown on the top. Remove from oven and let cool. Store cookies in airtight container for up to 1 week.

    Note: You can replace the cherries and white chocolate with any add-ins you wish! Walnuts, Raisins, Dark Chocolate, etc! Also, most white chocolate is made with hydrogenated oils, more commonly known as trans fat, which is synthetically created and considered a bad fat. Ghirardelli does not use hydrogenated oils in their white chocolate, which is why I recommend sticking to that brand!

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