I have a problem. I’m great at making sure dinner is ready when company comes over, but I always forget about dessert. Even if I do remember, chances are it won’t come out like I wanted it (you should have seen the ice cream cake failure? I’ll get it right one day!) or I just don’t have the ingredients on hand.
Enter Midnight Brownie Cookie Parfait. It is the ultimate dessert. Minutes to put together and you can not possibly ruin it. My 2 year old could make this!
Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but I’ll be honest, it’s the one I usually skip. Mornings are always hectic getting everyone ready for the day and out of the house. I’m lucky to get dressed, let alone eat breakfast.
I’ve been hearing all the hype about overnight oats for a while now, but the idea of just leaving something in the fridge overnight to soak up milk just seemed a little strange. Then I realized I could use it as an excuse to eat cookies for breakfast and decided to give it a shot.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin is one of my favorite kinds of cookies. I love the crunchiness and the sweet raisins inside. The hint of cinnamon always has me coming back for second cookie.
Not all Oatmeal Raisin cookies are created equal, especially for those with Celiac Disease. Oats are one of those tricky items that can be easily contaminated, so it is really important to make sure your cookies (and oatmeal!) are gluten free. Goodie Girl makes my favorite Oatmeal Raisin Cookie on the market. They are crispy with just the right amount of sweetness (and they are on sale this month!). They make the perfect topping to Oatmeal Cookie Overnight Oats. The creamy oats need the crispiness of the oatmeal cookie.
Oatmeal Cookie Overnight Oats
After I realized how easy overnight oats are to make, I am going to be making them all the time!
Now, instead of just making one serving at a time, I found it easier to mix up four and divide the oatmeal cookie overnight oats among four half-pint mason jars. It takes the same amount of time and I have breakfast for several days.
I used vanilla yogurt and some brown sugar for sweetness, but if you are looking to cut back on sugar, you could easily use plain yogurt and no sugar. The cookie will still add some sweetness and the cinnamon gives tons of flavor!
If you love these oatmeal cookie overnight oats, then you will go crazy for my Inside Out Apple Crisp that is also made with Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. It is sinfully good!
This post is a collaboration between Goodie Girl Cookies and My Gluten Free Miami. All opinions are my own.
Gluten-Free Dirt Cups
When I was a kid, I loved dirt cups! Crunchy cookies, pudding, and best of all- gummy worms. I love gummy worms, probably more than I should! These are so easy to make, only three ingredients, and are a hit with both kids and adults!
Gluten Free Dirt Cups bring out the teacher in me. So many fun lessons gluten free dirt cups can be a included in. In April we celebrate Earth Day, so they are a great addition to an Earth Day lesson, but they are also perfect for any lesson on gardening or plants. Kids always learn best when they have an active part in the learning process. Gluten Free Dirt Cups provide a great opportunity for discussion about the importance of worms.
Gluten Free Dirt Cups would also be perfect for birthday parties or anytime you just need a fun snack.
Do It Yourself
Goodie Girl?s Midnight Brownie Cookies are ideal for a DYI activity! Instead of using a big bag, just give each person a pudding cup, a go-pack and a few gummy worms. Kids can crush the cookies right in the bag and then add their dirt.
Because?Goodie Girl Cookies are also peanut free (made in a Peanut Free Facility!), they are perfect for classrooms. I can?t wait to make these with my daughters daycare. I know the kids will get a kick out of the worms sticking out of the top of the ?dirt,? and they are gonna love crushing the cookies (what two year old doesn?t love destroying things!).
What happens when you combine?Goodie Girl Cookies?with Melanie’s Medleys Salted Caramel cream cheese? A Brookie Cheesecake!
I N G R E D I E N T S 16 Goodie Girl Cocoa Slims™ ? cup Organic raw sunflower seeds ? Organic raw pumpkin seeds ? Traverse City dried cherries ? Organic flake unsweetened coconut 16 oz. Ghirardelli White Baking Chocolate Sea Salt
P R E P A R A T I O N
Melt white chocolate
1. While the chocolate is melting, cut Goodie Girl Cocoa Slims into small pieces ? I refrigerated the cookies and then used kitchen shears to cut the cookies into small chunks. (I found that the refrigerated cookies were not as messy to work with ? when the chocolate was room temperature is was a yummy, but chocolate mess.)
2. Prepare a jellyroll or a pizza pan with parchment paper. Its important to have a pan with a bit of an edge.
3. Mix the sunflower seeds, pumpkins seeds, coconut, dried cherries and sea salt.
4. When the chocolate has melted, pour it out on the parchment paper and spread it to about one quarter inch thick.
5. Sprinkle the Goodie Girl pieces onto the melted chocolate. Next sprinkle the seed, nut and fruit mixture onto the chocolate. Dust with a bit of sea salt and refrigerate for one hour.
6. Break into pieces and enjoy.? Just the right amount of wrong!
