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Double Chocolate Chunk-Peanut Cookies Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Double Chocolate Chunk-Peanut Cookies Recipe | Myrecipes
Servings: 4
Dessert

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Peanut butter cookies get a boost with lots of peanuts, chocolate chunks, and cinnamon.

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable shortening 1 cup chunky peanut butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 large eggs 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup dry-roasted peanuts 1 (10-oz.) bag dark chocolate chunks

Instructions

Beat shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; add peanut butter and sugars, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Whisk together flour and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in 1 cup peanuts and chocolate chunks. Shape dough into 2-inch balls (about 2 tablespoons dough each). Place on ungreased baking sheets, and flatten slightly. Bake, in batches, at 375 ° for 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pan 1 to 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Nuts.

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Nuts are...

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