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Healthy Cookies for Summer
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Enjoy summer in the sun and heat with healthy cookies that taste great at your next summer party. Often times healthy cookie recipes include ingredients that don’t taste good in the summer heat or are more geared towards colder holidays. Here are two healthy cookies treats that are fun to make and full of flavor.<\/p>\n
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Watermelon Sandwich Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n These cookies are healthy and certainly geared for summer as these won’t dehydrate you, and best of all they won’t melt in everyone’s hands at the party. This healthy cookie recipe calls for blueberry whole wheat pancakes. To make a batch of six you’ll need:<\/p>\n 12 three-inch wide whole wheat blueberry pancakes cooled to room temperature Spread some natural whipped cream on one side of the whole wheat blueberry pancake. Place a slice of watermelon between the two pancakes with the whipped cream facing the watermelon. Repeat till all six cookies are made. For an extra touch have guests choose their favorite fruit to place onto a toothpick then place the toothpick into the top of the cookie for an extra fruit delight. This recipe is easily turned into a vegan cookie by using a vegan recipe for the pancakes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ice Cream Sandwich made with Healthy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies<\/strong> Ingredients: Healthy Cookie Recipe Steps: <\/p>\n
\n6 seedless watermelon slices cut three inches round and 2\/3 inch thick that are drained to remove excess moisture.
\nnatural whipped cream\u2014enough to cover each pancake<\/p>\n
\nA summer party wouldn’t be complete without satisfying everyone’s taste buds with the cooling, sweet taste of ice cream. Turn it into a easy to hold treat by serving as an ice cream cookie sandwich. Change this into a healthy cookie treat by making a whole grain healthy cookie recipe that uses natural sweeteners instead of refined white sugar. Use homemade ice cream made with natural sweeteners such as honey or maple syrup and fruit. Put the ice cream between two healthy cookies and enjoy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n(from the Wholesome Junk Food Cookbook)
\nYield: 4 dozen<\/p>\n
\n1 stick (1\/2 cup) salted organic butter
\n1\/2 cup expeller-pressed canola or sunflower oil
\n3 eggs
\n1 cup maple syrup
\n1 cup whole wheat flour
\n1 & 1\/2 cups unbleached white flour
\n2 teaspoons baking soda
\n2 teaspoons unprocessed sea salt
\n3 cups organic rolled oats
\n1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
\n3\/4 cup chocolate chips, sweetened with grain or evaporated cane juice<\/p>\n
\nStep 1: Preheat the oven to 375\u00b0F.
\nStep 2: Cream the butter in a mixing bowl until light. Add the oil, eggs, and maple syrup, beating well after each addition.
\nStep 3: In a separate bowl sift the flours, baking soda, and salt.
\nStep 4: Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, mixingwell. If the dough seems too stiff, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water to soften the dough.
\nStep 5: Stir in the rolled oats. Add the walnuts and chocolate chips.
\nStep 6: Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bakefor 8 to 10 minutes, or until just light golden.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n