HHH Cookie Dough

 

Most things are better baked.  Like…

Pies.

Tan mom.

Snoop Dogg.

Most things…except for cookies.  Don’t get me wrong—I love a nice hot chocolate chip cookie, served right off the pan, dipped in milk, all crumbly and gooey in my mouth.  I really do.  But as good as cookies are, cookie dough is where it’s at.

Sunday, after a tough workout (my Dumbbell Blonde Routine, naturally) and day in the sun, I was ready to sit back and watch the Kardashian family drama unfold as Kendall and Kylie Jenner suffered through the rare and exclusively-celebrity condition of sibling rivalry.  As I watched Kylie totally dis Kendall by ditching her for sushi (so not cool), I wanted nothing more than to grab a spoon and go to work on a giant tub of Tollhouse chocolate chip cookie dough.  Two things stopped me from going cookie-monster-ape-shiz on that tub: 1) the thought of putting all that sugar and fat into my temple—my body and 2) the super cute American flag crop top I plan on wearing on the 4^th.  With that, I set out to create my own Happy Healthy Hannah cookie dough to satisfy my craving and keep me on track as I watched a very prego Kim K. jump up and down on a trampoline (wait, what?).   

My HHH Cookie Dough is low-cal, high-protein, and totally delish.  I took a spoonful of the Tollhouse to compare against and dare I say… I liked mine better.  I know what you’re thinking, “Oh no she di’int” and to that I say, “Oh. Yes. I. Did.”  But try it yourself and you be the judge—your diet and your Kardashian-esque booty will thank you.

HHH Cookie Dough:

½ cup quick oats

¼ cup pecans

½ banana

1 tsp honey

2 packets of Stevia/Truvia

2 tsp almond milk

¼ tsp cinnamon

¼ cup vegan carob chips

Put all ingredients (except carob chips) into food processor and grate until the consistency is fine.  Mix in carob chips and put in the fridge for 30 minutes.  Grab your spoon and treat yourself like a Lord, Lord Disick that is.

My Night with Ryan Gosling

 

Life without dessert is not worth living.  Maybe you don’t know me well enough yet and you just think I’m being hyperbolic—I am not.  I will never understand those people who tell me “I’m not really a sweets’ person.”  I think that is un-American and can only assume you probably like clubbing baby seals too.  But that’s just my own humble opinion.

No night is complete without something sweet.  And although I truly believe that brownies are God’s gift to earth, eating a pan of that chocolaty gooey goodness each evening will make my butt the size of the earth.  Now I’m all about a lil junk in the trunk, but you’ve got to draw a line somewhere.  To avoid a caboose á la Nicki Minaj, I try to find ways to trick myself into believing I’m indulging.  My newest sneaky obsession is my Ginger-Honey Greek Yogurt recipe—it tastes like ice cream but with more protein, less sugar, and fewer calories, which means less guilt.  Plus, ginger is an antioxidant as well as an anti-inflammatory (AKA wards off cancer, helps with muscle soreness after a tough workout, and helps with bloating…PMS anyone?).  You really can’t ask for more out of a late-night treat…except I guess if Ryan Gosling could magically appear and spoon feed it to me…a girl can dream right? 

Now while I fantasize about Ryan (yes, we’re on a first name basis) and I cuddling up over a Ben & Jerry’s Vermonster, try out my recipe and fool yourself into believing you’re spoiling yourself too.  Because everyone likes baby seals, right? 

Ginger-Honey Greek Yogurt:

At only 200 calories (!!!), this nom-worthy treat only takes about 2 minutes to make so when your craving hits, you can spring into action before you succumb to that stash of candy you “hid” from yourself.

1 cup Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt

1 tsp Almond Butter

2 tsp Honey

3/4  tsp Ground Ginger

1/8 tsp Cinnamon

Put all ingredients into a small bowl and mix very well.  Top with your favorite organic fruit and/or berries, turn on Sex and the City, and enjoy the best part of every day (and your smaller backside!).