Snowy Sunday Gluten Free Low Sugar Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Snow day or cold winter weather got ya stuck inside & going nuts with your kids? Time to bake some cookies, ya'll!

These better-for-you cookies taste heavenly & won't break the calorie bank. In fact, we can make them low sugar AND gluten free. Heck yes! This recipe was kids, husband & EVEN grandparents (who dislike all things "healthy") approved!

Because I greatly dislike lengthy recipe blogs or cooking any recipe in general, let's get right to the point, keep it simple, clean-ish & easy, which is our style at Breaking Through Wellness! 😊

Enjoy empowering your family & kids to fuel, train & live vibrantly well, with bonus tips for fueling with your female age 35+ physiology & changing hormones below.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce (or one GoGoSqueez pouch)
• 1/4 cup unrefined coconut oil measured solid, then melted (Allergic to coconuts? Unsalted butter works too!)
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter without added oils or sugar
• 1/4 cup stevia or Truvia Brown
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder (or baking soda)
• 1.25 cup gluten free flour
• 1 cup chocolate chips (I used Hershey's milk chocolate chips instead of any healthy substitutes, simply so they didn't taste like shit, or I'd never hear the end of it.😆)
• Optional to boost the protein content: 1 scoop clean protein powder, like Kion here. Save 20% off with promo code "LOUISE" on all Kion orders!

Instructions:

• Stir applesauce & melted coconut oil with peanut butter until smooth. Add stevia & blend until creamy.
• Beat or stir in vanilla, egg, baking soda & salt. Mix in flour slowly until dough forms.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Optional: Scoop 1-inch sized balls onto cookie sheets covered with parchment paper. Chill 30 minutes. (We did not do this because kids can't wait for cookies 😊 & they turned out just fine). We made 16 total.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Press cookie dough balls flat with a fork.
• Bake cookies for 8-15 minutes, or until slightly brown on the bottom & top. 

Approximate Nutrition Facts: (will vary based on different brands of ingredients)

Serving Size: 1 cookie

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Calories: ~175

Fat: ~10 g total, ~5 g saturated

Carbs: ~18 g with ~2 g fiber, ~8 g sugar & ~7 g added sugar (from the chocolate chips)

Protein: ~4 g  This nutrition breakdown does NOT include adding 1 scoop protein powder.

Sodium: ~115 mg

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How to fit this into our BTW fueling framework & lifestyle:  When I ate 1.5 cookies, I simply counted them as my fat & carb in my lunch & then ate my protein & veggies on the side.  No shame in the swaps game, especially when you're stuck inside all day. 😊

Optimal time of day to eat: Simply not before bed or after dinner, otherwise some cravings, belly fat, hot flashes &/or night sweats may be headed your way! Ideally, any snack before bed should be a high quality protein + a little hormone healthy fat per our female specific science-backed BTW Rules of Thumb.

Find more tips, tricks & tools to fuel, live & train with your female 35+ physiology on my global top 5 podcast Maximizing Hormones, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause here.

Cheers to fit, strong & vibrantly well women who lead our families with simple strategies & a whole lotta love!