Snicker-doodle Apple Cookie Bars

When I saw a dessert like this one on Pinterest I had to figure out a way to make it with the sugars I could eat. My first attempt was while my family and I were in Vegas for Thanksgiving. They turned out so delicious!! Everybody ate them and I didn't feel sad about not eating pumpkin pie.

This is my recipe...

Snicker doodle cookies dough

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 and 1/3 cup agave
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar*
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
•  2 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Place a thin layer of your cookie dough in the bottom of your 9x9 dish. Bake it for 10 minutes. Pull out and add apple pie filling and the rest of the dough on top. Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.


Apple pie filling
5 apples
1 c. agave
¼ cup corn starch
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ cup water

Pour in all ingredients in sauce pan and bring to a boil. Once the filling is to a thick consistency it is ready!!

Cookie Dough

One of my favorite things about making cookies is eating the dough. I seriously could eat the whole batch.  I bake a tray full of cookies and put the rest of the dough in the fridge or freezer (depending on how fast you think you will use it).

In the summer time I will eat a spoon or two of dough as my treat for the day. Especially on those hot days where you need something sweet but don't want to heat up your house with the oven.

In the cooler months I like to freeze my dough in pre-made balls. As I need a quick treat I pull them out and cook for the 8-10 minutes. This is especially good when your family is eating a sugary treat and you need something fast to keep you from giving in to the dark side!! (LOL)  

I know that the experts say that eating raw cookie dough can cause a stomach ache. I do it all of the time and have yet to experience a stomach ache from it. Maybe that means if you eat too much cookie dough, so eat in moderation!!!

Cookies are the best anytime of the year!!! - Melissa

Here is the recipe for this batch of

Peanut Butter chocolate chip cookies. 
Mix together...
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter (I use the Adam's brand)
1/2 c. agave
1/2 c. sugar crystals
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 3/4 c. Ghirardeli 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate or Lyndsie's homemade choc. chips. (so yum)

Preheat oven to 375. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool and enjoy!!

Cookie Bars

Mix together...

1 cup butter

1/2 cup agava

1/2 cup molasses

1 tsp. vanilla 

2 eggs

2 1/4 cup flour

1/2 cup oats

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt 

1 Tbls. cinnamon

Bake in 8x8 casserole pan (I like my bars thick). Bake 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. - Melissa

Mini Cinnamon Roll Cookies

My kids loved these. My husband couldn't stop eating them. I always love a success story! - Melissa

Cookie

1 cup butter (softened)

1 3/4 cup agava

3 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

3 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (add more if consistancy is too runny)

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cream of tarter

2 Tbls. cinnamon

Make cookies as big or small as you want. I personally liked the bite size. 

Frosting

Whip together cream cheese and agava to taste. 

Breakfast to go cookie

I got this recipe from pinterest (Sorry, couldn't find a website to give credit for this recipe). They are really yummy and so easy to make. - Melissa

1.5 c. of oats

2-3 super ripened bananas

1 c. unsweetened applesauce

Handful of craisins (choc. chunks, raisins, cut up apples, etc)

Cinnamon to taste

Mix together! Spoon onto a baking sheet.

350 degrees

30-35 minutes

Snickerdoodles

What a funny name to call such yummy cookie. This recipe comes from one of my favorite cook books "The Feel Good Cookbook". - Melissa

1 cup each, butter and honey

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

2 3/4 cup whole wheat flour

2 tsp cream of tarter

1 tsp soda

1/2 tsp salt

Cinnamon Topping:

2 Tbls each: Xylitol and cinnamon

Cream together first group of ingredients. Then mix in next group. You want the dough to not stick to your fingers. Add more flour until at the right consistancy. Form dough into little balls and roll into the cinnamon topping mixture. Bake for 375 for 8-10 minutes. They are best when lightly browned.

Pumpkin Cookies

These cookies turned out so moist and yummy. I took them to my mom and dad's house for lunch one afternoon and came home empty handed. - Melissa

1/2 c. Coconut Oil

1 1/2 c. Honey or Agave

1 Egg

1 Can Pumpkin (13 oz)

1 t. Vanillia

2 1/2 c. Whole Wheat Flour

1 t. Baking powder, Baking Soda, Salt, Ground Nutmeg, Cinnamon

Mix well and add homemade chocolate chips.

Bake 350 for 10 to 15 minutes

Homemade Cream Filled Cakesters

The cake recipe is the same as my cup cake batter. Click on Cake mix and it will take you to that recipe. Still bake at same temp as cake recipe. Then make cupcakes.. the little mini cupcake pans would be cute for these as well. Bake cupcakes 5 minutes and check. Don't over bake!! Since every one's ovens are different you are really going to have to keep a close eye on your first batch. Then, repeat what ever time cooked in. So remember if your toothpick comes out clean, your cake is done. You really only want to put about 1 Tbsp. full of cake batter in your cupcake cups, or smaller amount if using the mini cupcake, then bake.

When cupcake's cool. Cut in half and fill with cream. Put top back on and keep refrigerated. It will taste better after an hour of chilling in the fridge. - Lyndsie

Cream Filling:

1/2 stick of butter

1/4 c. shortening

1/2c. of agave or grind coconut crystals

2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Add a few drops of mint extract for a mint cakester.

Throw in some homemade chocolate chunks for a double chocolate flavor

or use different flavor stevia extracts like, berry, chocolate raspberry...the sky is the limit on these.

Enjoy!!

No bake cookies

These are so yummy. I decided to make them with an alternative sweetner and they were great. Everytime I make these cookies I think of my little brother Aaron. Back in the day when we still lived with Mom and Dad. We would get home from a long day at school hungry and tired. Looking through all of the cupboards in search of something to munch on. I was one of 7 children in my family. I am sure my parents were constantly trying to keep the cupboards filled with food. After the realization that there was nothing to eat my brother would pull out the pot and all the ingredients for these cookies and in no time we were devouring them. But I must WARN YOU that once you start it is hard to stop!! Honestly it was rare that the cookies made it to the solid consistancy. We would pull out our spoons and eat it off the wax/foiled paper. - Melissa

Bring to a boil

2 c. sucurnat sugar

1/2 c. butter

1/2 c. milk

4 T. coco

Add

1/2 c. peanut butter

1 tsp. vanilla

3 c. oatmeal

Stir it all together. Drop the batter on a strip of wax paper/cookie sheet/foil. After about 15 to 20 minutes they will be firm enough to eat.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup coconut crystals or agave

3/4 cup real butter (room temperature)

2 large egg whites(room temperature)

2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

2 cups homemade chocolate chunks

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

1/2 cup old-fashioned oats

1tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl beat sugar and butter with a wooden spoon until smooth. Beat in the egg whites and vanilla. Then add chocolate chunks. Add the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt, and mix until thick dough forms.

Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto a baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake until golden brown and just set, 11 to 13 minutes; do not over bake. Transfer to a rack and cool.

store in an airtight container. - Lyndsie

Peanut Butter Cookies

3/4 c. honey + 1 tbls molasses or agave

2 eggs

1/2 c. butter

2 1/2 c. whole wheat flour

1 c. peanut butter

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

Combine all ingredients. Form into balls then press flat with a fork and bake 15-20 minutes at 200. - Melissa

Strawberry Jam Bars

Credit goes to "50 ways to take the junk out of the junk food" - by Julie Whittingham

I double this recipe. It makes the bars thicker. So yummy!! - Melissa

2 c. oat meal

1 c. whole wheat flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c. pure maple syrup

1/2 c. canola oil

1 tsp. vanilla

1 your favorite 10 ounce jar no-sugar added jam (mine is raspberry)

first. Turn oven to 350,

second. In a large bowl, combine oat,flour, baking powder, and spices.

third. In second bowl, beat together the maple syrup, canola oil, and vanilla.

fourth. Stir the wet mixture into the dry, mixing until blended.

fifth. Press half the mixture into the sprayed 9x9 baking pan. Gently spread the jam on top. Sprinkle the remaining crust mixture over the jam. Making sure the dough gets into the corners of the pan. Gently pat the topping until smooth.

No Bake Chocolate Balls (close to no bake cookies, but different :)

Makes small batch (16 tiny cookies, 10 average size cookies)

¼ c. milk

2 T. cocoa powder

2 T. sugar (honey) – I tried Stevia and it was so gross. or try agave or coconut crystals

¼ c. peanut butter

2 tsp. olive oil

• Add milk, cocoa, honey in saucepan on low heat. Stir often until blended. Do not boil.
• Remove from heat add peanut butter and stir into mixture until melted.
• Stir in oatmeal and oil
• Drop on wax paper.

My sister likes to freeze these. Whenever she is craving chocolate she will eat one or two. These got her through the first weeks of no sugar.