{"id":629,"date":"2012-02-15T22:46:03","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T03:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/?p=629"},"modified":"2012-02-16T10:58:07","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T15:58:07","slug":"mmmmm-coooookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/?p=629","title":{"rendered":"mmmmm COOOOOKIES!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So I caved, I gave \u00c2\u00a0into peer pressure and joined<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\"> pinterest<\/a>. I shouldn&#8217;t have. I will never get off my computer now. Except of course to do the things that I find on Pinterest. So far I have made a couple games and pre-school activities for the kids (future blog posts to come). And then I came across <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/gimmesomeoven.com\/no-bake-energy-bites\/\">these<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0energy bite cookies. I started drooling immediately. So I did a quick cupboard inventory, and adjusted it slightly to\u00c2\u00a0accommodate. Let me tell you, they. are. amazing. They are quicker than no-bakes (like 5 min tops) healthier than no-bakes (no sugar or butter) and less clean up (no pots and pans!).<\/p>\n<p>Ok so without further ado: My new fave cookie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCN1389.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-630\" title=\"DSCN1389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCN1389-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCN1389-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCN1389-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCN1389-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup uncooked oatmeal<\/li>\n<li>1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup craisins<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup Nutella<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup honey<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. vanilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mix all together, and chill mold into balls (or cookies). \u00c2\u00a0I really want to get some flax seed for extra nutritional value.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_631\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCN1390.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-631\" title=\"DSCN1390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCN1390-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCN1390-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCN1390-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cheapparenting.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DSCN1390-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I probably didn&#39;t need 3, but they were sooooo yummy!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>ENJOY!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I caved, I gave \u00c2\u00a0into peer pressure and joined pinterest. 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