“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” ~ Albert Einstein.
I love this quote. It fills me up to the brim with encouragement. I read it when I’m low on ideas. When I feel close to zero on inspiration. Or when life feels a little less structured than “it should be”.
Who wants to deal with logic anyways? Who needs a path A or B to follow? Not me. I want an adventure!
(I also want health insurance, proper plumbing, and clean sheets… an urban chic adventure, perhaps.)
When I need a kick in the brain to remember all this life stuff, I drink up those 13 simple words (Ok… and maybe some bourbon) until I’m ready to burst with encouragement and an energy of fearless creativity. Thanks, Albert.
Oh, and I made cookies again. That’s cool… right? See I kinda sorta totally joined another last minute cookie swap (1st Annual Blogging Buddies Virtual Cookie Exchange), and well, for that you need cookies! Duh.
When I realized I was posting cookies 2 days in a row I was a touch insecure it would be too much cookie-in-your-face action. Then I slapped myself and realized y’all can totally handle it.
This recipe was my attempt to put a spin on the classic chocolate chip cookie. I added a ton of granola, graham crackers, and chocolate chips to the thick batter and these cookies came out of the oven smelling like a dream. If you dream in dark chocolate, brown sugar and vanilla…
Thick, chewy, and loaded with granola, graham crackers, and chocolate – what are you waiting for?!
Granola and Graham Cracker Cookies with Chocolate Chips – Baker by Nature
Notes: This post is a part of the 1st Annual Blogging Buddies Virtual Cookie Exchange.
Go check out what the other ladies made by clicking the links below:
Erin @ The Law Student’s Wife: Ginger Molasses Maple Cream Sandwich Cookies
http://www.thelawstudentswife.
Erin@ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts: Heath Toffee Bars http://
Jess@ Portuguese Girl Cooks : Turtle Thumbprint Cookies by http://www.
Joan@ http://www.
Yields about 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon table salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1 cup coconut oil
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs at room temperature
1 1/2 cups chunky granola, broken up into smaller chunks
1 cup graham crackers, roughly chopped into small pieces
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375° (F). Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a small bowl. Beat together coconut oil, sugars, and vanilla in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Slowly add flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Mix in granola, graham crackers, and chocolate chips.
Drop 1/4 cup mounds of batter about 2 inches apart onto an un-greased baking sheet, then gently pat the dough down into a large round.
Bake cookies until lightly golden, about 12-14 minutes. Cool on sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling wrack to cool completely.
A few of these, some boozy cocoa, and I’m all set! Fabulous upgrade on a classic!
This is a great idea. I love granola and I love graham crackers and I love cookies. I want some!
yummm! xO!
http://www.thehautecookie.com
Pingback: Ginger Molasses Maple Cream Sandwich Cookies |
What a cool idea. I love all the crunchy aspects to this cookie!
The graham crackers sound soooo good in there!
YES! I want these! The graham crackers in them, that just sold it! And the granola. And cloves. These are all so my scene. Lovely, Ashley!
You can never have too many cookie recipes & these sound amazing!
You must’ve read my mind – I’ve been dying for a great chocolate chip cookie and yours look fabulous! I adore graham crackers even as an adult, so the thought of putting them in cookies is very appealing!!
I’m with Albert. I bet he would have loved these cookies…
Pingback: Heath Toffee Bars | Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
I love the idea of graham crackers and granola in a cookie! Creative and sounds fabulously addictive. I can’t wait to dunk one of these in a big mug of Bailey’s hot chocolate!
Thanks again for being a part of the exchange!
I too love that Einstein quote and it’s adventure all the way!:) Your cookies sound so good and love the creativity. Thanks for sharing.
AH these cookies look SO SO SOOO good! Now I want these in my belly, asap!
Yum – love granola and graham crackers together!
Very interesting version of chocolate chip cookies… Anyway, I have never tried or baked even the classical ones because we don’t have chocolate chips here.
I want to send you chocolate chips… ok?!
There is never such a thing as too many cookies, if you ask me. These are packed with goodness! Love the graham crackers in them!
These cookies look awesome, Ashley! What a great idea putting granola in them! Glad that I could discover you and your blog through the swap!
Your cookies are full of everything delicious my friend I could eat many of them
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I love the addition of graham cracker and granola in this awesome cookies!
These sound terrific, I wouldn’t mind some right now
Hehe we can totally handle it! Although I’m with you, chic urban adventure sounds right up my alley
Very pretty cookies! I love the addition of gronola for extra crunch. Always good to have more crunch.
YUM, these look soooo fantastic – love the creative combination of flavors. I could so go for one right now!
Kids are waiting to make cookies for Santa. And I’ve been searching for cookies that “I” want to eat. Maybe this is it. Kids want chocolates in it, and I like the granola and graham crackers in the cookies. Santa will be happy!
Quite an interesting choco chip cookie! I always make the “regular” ones – so boring of me…Must. Try. This. Soon.
Granola! In a cookie! How do you come up with this stuff? You’re a genius, Ashley.
You can never have too many cookie recipes… pre-Christmas.
And these are so creative! Granola and graham crackers?! Sounds weird but great at the same time!
Appetizing looking cookies: yum yum yum!