Gluten-Free (Flourless) PB Choc. Chip Cookies

These are some chewy, chocolaty peanut butter cookies. I literally ate half the batch in one day (bad, bad, bad, I know). I think in my head I tried to justify that they did not have flour so that they are somehow better for you....anyways, try them, you will not regret it! 

I got my inspiration from Cooking Light Magazine- June Edition. 

Also, mix things up and exchange the chocolate chips for cranberries to get a delish PB & J version!!

Ingredients:
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 375F
2. If your PB is stored in the fridge, microwave it for about 20 seconds so that it softens up and easier to work with. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar and chocolate chips to the peanut butter. In a separate bowl whisk the egg and add the salt. Add egg mixture into PB mixture. Drop dough in balls using a tablespoon onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Gently press the top of each cookie with a fork, and then again in the opposite direction making a crisscross pattern.
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.

The ingredients, bet you have all of them in your pantry!

Mixing it all together.

Crisscross time

Blue Cheese Jalapeno Burger

Are you drooling yet!??

This has been our dinner for a solid two weeks straight. We used to buy fresh burger patties at the meat counter at our grocery store. One day my husband asked what was in it, and the simplicity of the ingredients made him want to make his own. Our favorite was their blue cheese burger, but for his creation he decided to add jalapenos for a nice kick. I was a little afraid that it would be too much heat, but honestly it was the perfect amount and it added a nice little crunch to it too. He prepares the meat, chops the jalapenos, adds the cheese and I season it. And best part: clean up is a cinch. We buy 3 lbs of ground chuck and the extras we wrap individually wrap in saran wrap, place into a freezer bag & freeze for last minute dinner option!

The Ingredients:

3 lbs. ground chuck

4 oz. blue cheese (or cheddar cheese if you are not a fan of blue cheese)

1 jalapeno seeded & chopped

1 1/2- 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp. black pepper

1 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, blue cheese, jalapeno, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, & salt. For more flavor, cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours. This is an optional step as we often times just shape the patties and throw them on the grill.
2. SHAPE PATTIES!
3. Fire up the grill to high, and grill for about 5 minutes per side, or to desired "doneness" ;)

The Star Ingredients

Mix, mix, mix

Making the patties pretty

Don't forget the toppings!

Fire it up, boys!

Grilled to perfection