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Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Lace Cookies

These delicious cookies are light, crisp and chewy, made with basic ingredients like oats, flour, butter, sugar and spices– then once baked they are sandwiched together with melted dark chocolate. If you’re baking cookies for Holiday parties, or just to leave Santa, these are a must!

Holiday traditions in my family always included baking cookies with the kids. My Mom did it with my brother and I, and she still does it with my children. To ease some of the guilt, I try to include some lighter cookie recipes in the mix and these lace cookies are one of my favorites. Of course, I do practice restraint and tracking (and exercise) helps keep me in check this time of the year.

One thing to keep in mind when baking these cookies is the batter will spread once baked so don’t put them too close together on the cookie sheet. Once baked they will keep well in an airtight container.

Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Lace Cookies
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 22 • Size: 1 sandwich • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 2 pts
Calories: 66 • Fat: 3 g • Protein: 1 g • Carb: 10 g • Fiber: 0 g • Sugar: 7 g
Sodium: 7 mg • Cholesterol: 6 mg

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp 1% milk
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 oz dark chocolate, melted (calculated with 1 oz only)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with Silpats or parchment paper; set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and oats; set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine melted butter, milk, honey, and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix to combine.

Drop 1 level teaspoon of batter onto prepared baking sheets leaving space in between, placing only 12 cookies on each sheet because the cookies will spread in the oven.

Bake for 7-9 minutes. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes. Carefully transfer cookies to a wire rack and cool completely.

Spread one cookie with a thin layer of melted chocolate and sandwich with another cookie on top. Repeat with remaining cookies. You will only use about 1 oz of chocolate, I calculated accordingly.

Skinny Baked Brie Phyllo Cups with Craisins and Walnuts

Baked brie in mini phyllo cups topped with craisins, walnuts and honey. Delicious bite-sized appetizers, perfect for the Holidays!

Someone gave me this idea last week after posting my mini pecan pies and I just loved it! You see I’m a huge fan of baked brie, so naturally creating baked brie a bit lighter with better portion control sounded very appealing to me.

Trader Joe’s sells a light Brie which is what I used here, Presidente also carries one. For the topping, I thought using dried cranberries would be pretty for this time of year and I used honey as my glue to keep everything in place. And the taste? Just as good as the real thing, just be sure you don’t eat the whole tray!

A wedge of brie would be enough to make two batches, so if you are serving a crowd, you can easily double this recipe.

Skinny Baked Brie Phyllo Cups with Craisins and Walnuts
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 15 • Serving Size: 1 mini tart • Old Points: 1 pts • Points+: 2 pts 
Calories: 60 • Fat: 3 g • Carb: 6.5 g Fiber: 0.3 g • Protein: 2 g Sugar: 4 g
Sodium: 59 mg 

Ingredients:

  • 3 oz light brie, skin removed cut into (15) 1/2-inch cubes
  • 4 tbsp craisins
  • 4 tbsp chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 15 Mini Phyllo Shells (Athens)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Combine craisins, chopped nuts and honey in a bowl and mix well.

Arrange mini shells on a baking sheet. Fill
mini shells with cheese (each piece of cheese weighs about 0.2 oz). Top with sticky craisin/nut mixture and bake 5-7 minutes, or until the cheese melts.

Serve immediately.

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Bali Banana Date Smoothie

I’m super excited to share this guest post from my friend Heather. I met Heather a few years ago in San Francisco, and we’ve been friends ever since. She’s an inspiring, positive person – the kind of person you want to be around all the time. She’s also the nutrition expert for The Skinnytaste Cookbook[1], please welcome her!

Hi there, I’m Heather! I’m a dietitian and the founder of www.heatherkjones.com –[2] a weight loss site that focuses on healing and hope instead of diets (ugh) and deprivation (no thank you!). I’m also the creator of Smaller Size Bigger Life[3], an online group coaching program for women who struggle with emotional eating, compulsive overeating, or body image issues.

I’m thrilled to guest post on Skinnytaste today (thank you, Gina!), and I’m so honored to be the nutrition expert in the upcoming Skinnytaste cookbook. Gina poured her generous heart into this beautiful book and I know you’re going to love it as much as I do!

So I’m a huge fan of green smoothies, in fact I drink a Skinny Green Monster at least a few times a week. But on a recent trip to Bali I discovered a banana smoothie that just blew me away.

The simple combo of banana, dates, yogurt, honey, ice, and
(surprise!) cinnamon, makes a refreshing and tasty concoction,
especially for sipping on steamy days. I drank one of these delicious
smoothies every morning before heading to the pool or biking thru the
rice paddies.

Here’s to a healthy and happy summer. Enjoy!

Bali Banana Date Smoothie
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 1 • Size: 1 smoothie • Old Points: 3 pts • Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 195 • Fat: 1 g • Carb: 39 g • Fiber: 3 g • Protein: 5 g • Sugar: 31 g
Sodium: 136 mg • Cholesterol: 6 mg

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 ripe medium banana
  • 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup 1% milk
  • 1/2 tbsp honey
  • 2 dates, chopped
  • 1/8 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 ice cubes

Directions:

Blend banana, yogurt, milk and honey until smooth. Add dates, cinnamon, and ice. Blend for 3 minutes more.

References

  1. ^ The Skinnytaste Cookbook (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  2. ^ www.heatherkjones.com – (www.heatherkjones.com)
  3. ^ Smaller Size Bigger Life (www.smallersizebiggerlife.com)

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