The healthiest most simple oatmeal cookies EVER!

Time is winding down to my next half marathon, Miami Marathon & Half Marathon. My feeling this time compared to my first two half mary's is so nonchalant. I'm not trying to PR or anything so I'm just looking at it as my long run of the week.  Last week I ran a couple times up to 5 miles and this week I plan on doing a nice walk tonight, a 3 to 5 mile run tomorrow, and then some treadmill work on friday.  Nothing spectacular. My last long run was of 11 miles so I know I should be fine as long as I take my time and enjoy it!  I'm from Miami so I'm excited about running around my city! The scenery should be pretty awesome!

I was so proud of myself Friday for getting through this insane treadmill workout! I was in the gym (at my complex) yelling at myself. I imagined Jillian Michaels yelling at me. Side note for my Biggest Loser fans - I'm team Rachel! I hope she wins. She has done amazing!!!

Now onto food. Cause I know that's why you're here. You want those cookies don't you? Well keep reading! Linking up with What I Ate Wednesday and thought I'd share may awesome eats from the past week. Being eating a lot of salad's on the Blogilates New Body Makeover meal plan. They have all been pretty yummy. Last night was my first time having steak in a salad and it was good!

Southwest Chicken Salad(top left),
Spinach salad with boiled steak (bottom left),
Chicken and Avocado Salad (right)

This week I also made these scrumptious cookies thanks to Blogilates and my delicious egg muffins that are perfect grab and go for breakfast! 

So yes these cookies.

They are the healthiest most simple oatmeal cookies EVER!

Ingredients:

1 banana (make sure it's ripe!)

1 cup of dry oats (I used quick oats)

1/4 cup of dried cranberries (or raisins)

Makes 12 cookies

Set oven to 350.

Put all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl

(I cut up the banana to make this next part easier)

Now mush everything together.

Yes it will get sticky and icky but keep mushing.

Feel free to use a fork or something instead … oh too late?

Once your finish mushing everything together, scoop it onto a cookie sheet or piece of foil paper.

Bake for about 15 - 20 mins or until slightly golden.

Enjoy!

xoxo, Preshii


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Taste of Fall #4: Pumpkin Cookies!

I tend to enjoy the Fall season. The weather gets nice - usually make great beach days in Florida -, I start getting in the Holiday spirit, and for the most part when I think of Fall I start to also think of Food. I mean Fall does = Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season approaching in general. And the Holiday season is always full of good food. So I decided I wanted to do something special on my blog every Thursday during Fall. Taste of Fall! 

Every Thursday I plan on having other bloggers come over and Guest Post with Fall Inspired Recipes. Some may be healthy, some may not but I'm hoping they will all be yummy! With that said, let's get to our Guest post!

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So Chrissy introduced herself here last week when she graced us with an awesome tomato and pumpkin soup! Make sure you check out her intro and the recipe!  Now on to the not so healthy but yummy cookies that you've been waiting for since last week!
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As far as the unhealthy, here are my aunt’s pumpkin cookies.  I make these bad boys once a year, and while awesome standing tall on their own, I think the scarcity factor makes them even better.  Absence definitely makes the stomach grow fonder in this case.  They are sweet, cakey…everything a pumpkin cookie should be.

Not only to they taste good, but aren’t they pretty?!

Note: Do not skip the frosting. Or buy canned. It’s worth the time and effort to do these right.

Makes about 40 cookies

For the cookies:

1 cup butter

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

1 cup canned pumpkin

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. salt

1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

Whole pecans, to garnish

1 recipe penuche frosting (recipe below)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.

2.  Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.  Add the pumpkin, egg and vanilla.  Mix well.

3.  Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.  Stir in the nuts by hand.

4.  Drop by teaspoonfuls on baking sheet. I like to use two spoons together to form the cookies into ovals.

5.  Bake 10-12 minutes.

6.  Once the cookies and frosting are both cool, spread the top of each cookie with frosting, and garnish with a whole pecan.

Penuche Frosting

3 TB butter

½ cup brown sugar

¼ cup milk or cream

2 cups powered sugar, or more depending on your desired consistency

Directions

1. Combine the butter and brown sugar in saucepan.  Bring to boil, cook, and stir 1 minute.  Cool.

2.  Once cooled, add the milk and powdered sugar, and beat until the frosting reache spreading consistency.

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Oh these sound so very yummy! May not be healthy healthy healthy but it's okay to treat yourself every once in a while during the holiday season, right?!

You can also reach Chrissy on these networks.

Follow her on Twitter @lulubelleND

Her blogs:

The Hungary Buddha Eats the World @ www.thehungarybuddha.com

The Hungary Buddha Busts a Move @ www.thebuddhabustsamove.com

This is also like a mini link up.

No rules. 

But if you have a Fall Inspired Recipe you want to share, post your link to the recipes below in the comments!

Also if you want to Guest Post the recipe, email me at thecoilybombshell@gmail.com!

xoxo, Preshii

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& it only gets HOTTER!

When I think of August I think HOT. 

Like oh gawd, I thought July was HOT but it's about to be hot enough to bake cookies on the hood of my car. (No serious ppl really do bake cookies in/on their cars)

PROOF

I had two cookies today.

Two very delicious cookies.

Lunch was on my new manager and she had the cafe cater it.
So there was salad, and sandwiches/wraps, roasted veggies (so good), a veggie dip,
chips, cookies, and drinks.
I was happy for the more healthier lunch.
Usually they order Pizza.
I had some yummy salad with a little bit of dressing,
half a sandwich, roasted veggies and two cookies.

One chocolate chip. It was my life.
& then a peanut butter one. It was my 2nd life.
No pics of the cookies. They didn't live a long life.
We have a lot of leftovers.
I ate another half of sandwich a few hours later.
Sue me.

There are more cookies and chips too. Boooo!
But I didn't get anymore.
Two is definitely my limit.
Zero is actually suppose to be my limit.
I'm suppose to be cutting back on my sweets until my Cruise next month.
But it's just so gosh darn hard.
I like sweets damn it.
There I said it.

Anywho time to decide if I'm going to get in some strength training today.
After a long run, I should rest the following day.
But after those two cookies.
I probably will do the scheduled blogilates workout and let the little Asian kick my bootay.
At least a 30 minute workout. Something.

xoxo, the coily bombshell

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