Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chunk Cookies.... I really don't have to introduce these to you and make up a fancy story for them to make them more enticing. Fresh from the oven still warm and the chocolate still soft washed down with a cold glass of milk, you're in cookie heaven.

I made a batch of these a week ago and husband said they were one of his favourite cookies so far. They were quickly consumed so I made another batch for him to eat while we are away on holidays.

They are fairly simple and plain looking but when you take a bite they definitely brings a smile to your face. They are deceivingly simply and easy to make. A handful of ingredients tossed into a bowl a quick stir with a wooden spoon and your nearly there. Roll them into balls and squash them flat. Bake them until golden brown, pour yourself a glass of cold milk and there you have it.

I jammed packed these cookies with a little bit of goodness. Such as oats for a lower GI reading (although the sugar probably blows it out of the water). Organic peanut butter with no added fats, sugar, salts or preservatives. Oh I couldn't help myself but to get a spoonful of that gloriousness in a pot right there. It was SO good. Peanut butter is one of my vices. I can't help myself but to indulge in a spoonful of it here and there. Chocolate was once too until I couldn't eat it anymore. I do sneak a choc chip every known and again but over indulging in those leads to some not so good reactions.

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So these cookies were off limits for me which made it so hard not to chomp into one of these fresh from the oven. They smelt SO good. I commiserated with a glass of almond milk instead and pretended to eat one while I watched hubby happily munch a few down with his cup of tea. I don't know what I torture myself sometimes making things that I can't eat. I do it for the love of it.... or so I keep telling myself! These could be made dairy free with the use of some dairy free chocolate. A gluten free version would probably be a bit more trickier and could only recommend using your favourite gluten free chocolate chip recipe and adding peanut butter and quinoa flakes instead of the oats.

I am sure a cookie jar full of these little beauties all packaged up and finished off with a bow would certainly make somebodies day that's for sure. Another great idea is gifting the cookie mix in a jar like I made here , it makes the perfect house warming gift.