MMMMMMMM!!!

My food weakness?  SUGAR!  Sometimes it's a problem.  For real.  If I could I would top off every meal with a dessert, and shamefully at times I have.  But Shakira was right when she said your "hips don't lie" and I was hit in the face with the reality that along with running, I needed to start dieting too. *shudder*

So far it's been pretty simple... except for the lack of sugar intake that was making me grumpy and just plain ole sad.  I began to think that there had to be a way for me to make something light that wouldn't ruin my diet but would also satisfy that sweet craving. (And also because I like to pretend I'm the cake boss.)  So, I took a recipe from my AMAZING Taste of Home: Cookies cookbook and lightened it up a bit!  I was a little bit nervous while making them but they turned out GOOD!!  So I thought I would share!!

Oh and for Weight Watchers people I calculated these to be worth 1 point each!!  Your WELCOME!

Amanda's Light Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup Sugar
1 large banana, mashed.
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup applesauce
2 egg whites
1 cup semisweet or milk chocolate chips

I use my Kitchen Aid mixer to blend everything together in no particular order.  As a rule of thumb I always throw the eggs in there first so I'm sure not to get any shells.  Then I spooned it by tablespoon onto greased cookie sheets and baked for 7-8 minutes at 350. 

I realized quick that you have to watch these because while they may not look all the way done THEY ARE! And they seemed to stick to the pan (even though it was greased) if I left them in for any longer than what cooked them through. 

The consistency is like a cookie/muffin hybrid.  Maybe I'll play with them some more to perfect them, but you weren't expecting Mrs. Fields, were you?  They were SO good warm and dunked in my morning coffee!  It was hard to only eat a few!  But I stuck to it! (Begrudgingly)

Is it just me? or...

My brother loves LOVES the show iCarly on Nickelodeon.  It's a cute show about a spunky tweenage girl and her friends.  So I'm in the kitchen peeling an orange the other day when I glance at the TV and see sweet Carly wearing this...



Parole Baby??  UUhhhh... is there a twist I was unaware of?  Did I miss the episode "i Get Convicted And Then Released on Good Behavior"? Just wondering...