Lovin' From the Oven

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

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Are you guys tired of baking banana bread yet? I saw this on Instagram from Chelsweets and knew I had to try it immediately. When people claim and make something else “banana,” it ends up looking exactly like banana bread in different shapes. This one actually looked different.

Oh boy, it is different. These are dense, flavorful, and chewy. They’re much more of a bar than a bread. It’s what it claims to be!

I let them cool completely before digging in since I baked them at 10PM at night. They were so good in the morning! I bet they would have been better warm, but I’ll never know. Half of the pan is already gone since my DH and children (mostly DH) devoured it.

This is the first recipe I’ve tried from Chelsey, but I’ve been a long time follower of her on Instagram. She makes the most beautiful cakes!

Recipe ever so slightly adapted from Chelsweets.

Oreo Chunk Cookies

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My kids are obsessed with Oreos. Obsessed as in they’ll open up every cookie and eat all the frosting before giving me back the broken chocolate cookie parts.

I don’t blame them. I would’ve done the same thing if I was four years old. Now, I know better. The crispy chocolate cookie part is my jam. Put us together and we’ll finish an entire Oreo cookie. That’s what parents are for– to eat all the things their kids don’t eat.

These were a teeny tiny bit sweet for me, but I don’t think you can do much about that making a cookie with cookies in it. The texture was great. The edges were crispy with a chewy center. I’d make them again!

Recipe is from Dinner Then Dessert.

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

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For some reason, I’ve been craving peanut butter cookies for a while. I wanted something that I can whip up in ten minutes while the kids were occupied in the play room and not fighting over Rapunzel. Success! I finished making the dough before I heard a peep from the girls.

I didn’t chill the dough and these turned out just fine. I normally ALWAYS chill the dough. I had these in the oven so quick that Thea came out of the play room asking, “Mama, what’s that smell?”

I made half rolled in sugar and put M&M’s on the other half because…. kids. Of course, Thea just picked all the M&M’s out as she ate the cookie and was done after there were no more M&M’s.

This is a great, solid recipe from Live Well Bake Often. These cookies are soft, hold together well, and light. I actually like them as is– no sugar or candy. They’re pretty sweet so you can omit rolling them in sugar if you want.

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