A New Year

Happy 2013!  Yes, two days late but a sincere wish all the same.  I don't make resolutions--can't keep them--but do hope I make an effort to blog more this year.

Today's blog is nothing mind boggling, but stomach satisfying.  And since it's after Christmas and all are accustomed to nice good food, I decided I would share a recipe I found.  I try to stay away from gluten and dairy at the advice of my wise doctor and find I am much better off that way.  However, after making these luscious cookies yesterday and indulging in 3 of the 15, I am scared to open the bag for more lest I cannot stop eating.  Then I have a whole different problem of overeating on the 3rd day of the year 2013.

Anyways, I thought I would share.  Yum....They are flourless, peanut buttery, soft, and delicious.  They look like this:

Here's the recipe:

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup chunky peanut butter (I used non-chunky.)
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk chocolate chips (I used semisweet chunks--it's what I had.)

In a bowl, combine first 5 ingredients, stirring with a spoon.  Add chips.  Drop by teaspoonsful onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet.  (I had no parchment paper so I used put straight on the sheet with no prep.  It worked.)  Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.  Let cool on pan.  Remove to wire rack for continued cooling.

I say-, "Eat one hot.  Yum!"