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Sometimes…sometimes you just need a cookie.
A really big, chocolate chunk filled cookie. Preferably warm and preferably dipped in chocolate…and then sprinkled with flaky sea salt cause everything is better with sea salt. <–true fact.
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Sometimes that’s all a Friday needs. You know…. I know, you know.
Today is one of those Friday’s. A Friday meant to be filled with Harvest Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Sounds perfect, right? That’s because it is.
Here’s the deal. I actually had a different post planned for today, but then I just could not get it ready in time (a few things happened/fell through/got pushed back…don’t worry it’s still going to happen, just not until next Friday!). That left me with the question of what to make for today’s post. Almost automatically I knew I really just wanted to make something simple. Simple is really pretty awesome sometimes, so I went with.
I also knew I really wanted cookies. I haven’t made cookies in a while and cookies just felt right. I mean, can cookies ever feel wrong?? No, NEVER.
In the same way, I also knew I wanted to include some fallish ingredients. I know it is not technically fall yet, but my mind is there. I am ready, and after Sunday’s pumpkin spice latte, I kind of just gave in and said, “ok, I’m over summer, let’s do fall”. I know, that may sound horrible, but that’s just kind of how I am feeling.
If you can’t fight it, roll with it, right?
SO I am rolling with it.
Also, how happy would you guys be with me if I told you that these cookies are healthy??!?
Guess what, they are!! Like really pretty healthy and you can even make them healthier buy adding in pumpkin and removing that 1/4 cup of brown sugar. I liked them best minus the pumpkin and + the brown sugar, but only because the cookies turned out more cookie-like this way and not all muffin like. Both cookie version taste DELICIOUS though, so go with whichever fits your needs.
And you guys, these cookies are also as simple as it gets. One bowl. Mix. Bake. Dip in mass amounts of dark chocolate. Cover in toasted, salty pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds) and eat. I prefer them all warm, gooey and extra messy, but if you’re a clean person, I guess you can just let the chocolate set.
But umm, I promise that’s going kind to be kind of hard. I don’t recommend it.
What I do recommend is a giant glass of milk.
Some cozy slippers and a really good movie.
And then a warm cookie. Or two. Or three….
Cause remember, they’re good for you!!
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I think I’ll have another please? Happy Friday! 🙂
So much fun stuff going on here!! These cookies look like breakfast!
These looks so so good!! And, as usual, your pictures are so beautiful! I’ve been loving your blog!
Sounds delicious. Are the dates just add-ins like the chunked chocolate? You don’t mention them in the instructions.
Whelp, I guess I know what I’m baking this weekend! LOVE that these are dairy free! : )
YUM! The whole covered in chocolate & sprinkled with salty toasty pumpkin seeds thing really won me over. These look amazing, girl!
These look incredible and I am so a cookie person – adding these to my cookie arsenal!
These cookies! Your photos are killing me Tieghan! I want one NOW! I’m totally up for the cozy slippers, good movie and 3 cookies!! Enjoy the weekend!
These look delicious. My husband would LOVE them.
I make oatmeal raisin cookies during the holidays. these look 10x better. will have to try them! Didnt know what pepitas were either. now I know. thanks!
GAH I NEED these cookies. Like, right now. For breakfast. I mean I eat oatmeal for breakfast so why can’t I just eat it on the form of a cookie right? Plus every Friday needs a little chocolate! Pinned!
🙂 You are killing me Tieghan, but in such a good way…..I have to make these, and now !!!! but, eeeek I don’t have medjool dates 🙁 , so now I will have to just dream of them and wait until tomorrow till I get to the shops …. These look so great 🙂 🙂 :-). Have a great weekend.
I made them !!! Turned out perfectly 🙂 I think these are my new favourite cookie 🙂
Looks like a really good breakfast cookie to send you off to work on a Friday.
I culd easily go for a few of these right now, they look soooooo good!!
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These look amazing Teighan!! Literally the best-looking healthy cookies I have ever laid eyes on, I’m sure. That gooey dark chocolate (I agree, I would be digging in way before they finished setting!) and the flaky sea salt.. Such a good combination. Looks like the perfect baking for everyday snacks – will be trying them out! X
Ah!!! I seriously have toasted pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate sitting on my counter right this minute. These cookies are just begging meeeeeee.
Are you saying that pepitas are pumpkin seeds? That’s what I thought they look at. Seriously confused man here.