Spork-Fed WINNER plus Cookie Recipe

Thank you for all your comments from my Spork-Fed Giveaway post. 

I loved reading about favorite fall comfort foods.  I am ready to get back to cooking soups - especially my beloved Mullagatawney (I am forever indebted to Nish for letting me share her recipe with you).  Delish!  For me that is the ultimate feel-good, cold weather dinner.

Drum-roll please........... after using random.org, the winner to my Giveaway is:

Comment #25! meredith m said...I like you on fb!
Meredith, I'll be in touch!  CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Now to the awesome cookie recipe from Spork-Fed.  I made a batch of these, let them cool, and put all of them (minus 2) into the freezer.  Now I have a stash of home-baked cookies, readily available to pop into my daughter's lunchbox or for a special sweet treat during the day.



Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (Recipe reprinted below with permission.)

1/2 c non-dairy butter (such as Earth Balance)
3/4 c evaporated cane sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 heaping TB smooth peanut butter (I used crunchy, since that is all I had on hand.)
2 TB maple syrup
1/8 tsp sea salt
2 tsp egg replacer, dry (such as Ener-G)
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (This is my favorite part of this cookie recipe.  Love the subtle cinnamon flavor.)
3/4 c unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 c rolled oats
1/4 c vegan dark chocolate chips (such as Enjoy Life)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl or bowl of a standing mixer, cream butter and sugar until well mixed and soft.  Add vanilla extract, peanut butter, maple syrup, sea salt, egg replacer and cinnamon.  Mix until all ingredients are uniform.

Add flour and oats.  Mix until all ingredients look evenly distributed.  Fold in chocolate chips.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat (or use cooking spray).  Scoop the dough with a tablespoon for even-sized cookies.  Place about 1-inch apart.

Bake for about 15-18 minutes, rotating cookie sheets halfway through.  Bake until edges are golden-brown.

Recipe says it makes about 16 cookies, but I stretched it to at least 20, making a smaller cookie for my kids.

Super easy recipe to make!  I'll be bringing a batch of these to my son's upcoming Ice Cream Social.

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