Momma Lori's Family Favorite Monster Christmas Cookie Recipe-Made with Jiff Peanut Butter and M & M

Merry Christmas My Beautiful Friends!

I don't know about you and your friends, but for me and mine it has gotten harder and harder as the years have gone by to think of gifts to give them. Most of my friends and family members are at a place in their lives were they are financial stable enough to get whatever they want, so it's hard to buy them something that they haven't already purchased for themselves.

After years of finding my gifts in the "hand-me-down" bag to their younger brothers or seeing my well thought out gift still in the box in the back of the closet when I went to go hang my coat up the next year at the Christmas party I decided I needed to make a change to my gift giving routine. But what? While I was thinking about it I went about my yearly routine of making my Christmas cookies and delivering them to my work family and bio-family.

A few days later I started getting all this feedback from my friends and even their family members (a few of the ladies had taken some cookies home and their husbands had gotten into them. One husband told my friend that she needed to tell me I should be selling my Christmas cookies,that's how good they were-WOW!). People started requesting cookies and asking when I was going to bring some more in and that's when it hit me-Hey that can be your gift to your friends and family! And a tradition was born ;)

I can't even begin to tell you how happy it makes me to see the excitement on their faces when they see the cookies and the smiles when they taste the yummy goodness. What greater gift could I possibly get then knowing that something so simple that I did, as making a cookie, brought so much joy. Each year I try to add a new flavor of cookie to my list and a few new people too.

My gift to you is to share with you over the next few weeks some of my most popular cookie recipes, so you can give them a try and bring some happiness to your friends and family. (Sorry my most popular of all are my Orange Cookies but that is my own personal recipe and it will remain a secret).

Let's kick things off with one of my kids favorite cookies and it's a recipe that makes a lot of cookies, so you'll have plenty to share.

                  MONSTER COOKIES

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1  12 ounce jar creamy peanut butter
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1/2 cup multi-colored chocolate candies (M&M)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 4 1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 
2. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick spray.
3. In a very large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and sugars. Mix well.
4. Add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter, and butter. Mix well.
5. Stir in the chocolate candies, chocolate chips, baking soda, and oatmeal.
6. Drop by Tbsp 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Do not overbake.
8. Let stand for about 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool. 
9. ENJOY!

BANANA-CHOCOLATE HONEYMOON SHAKEOLOGY PIE

      BANANA-CHOCOLATE HONEYMOON SHAKEOLOGY PIE

SHAKEOLOGY-the healthiest meal of the day!

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. nonfat milk
1 (12-oz) container firm (or silken) tofu
2 scoops Chocolate Shakeology
½ cup all-natural peanut butter
2 ripe medium bananas, cut into chunks
1 Tbsp. raw honey
1 Whole Wheat Graham Pie Crust 

Related: MY TOP 5 SNACKABLE SHAKEOLOGY RECIPES

Preparation:
1. Place milk, tofu, Shakeology, peanut butter, bananas, and honey in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
2. Pour tofu mixture into pie crust; refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or until firm.
3. Cut into eight servings.

Portion Fix    1-yellow   1/2-red    3 1/2 tsp

Calories 281    Protein  13 gm   Sugar  14 gm   Fiber  4 gm 

If you need help with your weight loss and fitness or just need support and accountability or maybe you just need to plain get healthy then let's talk and together we'll come up with a plan that fits your lifestyle and get you started on your path to a healthy new life! But don't worry you won't have to do it alone I'll be there to support you and keep you on track to your goals!

**More yummy recipes and a free meal plan are just a couple of the things that you'll get when you join with me in my next CHALLENGE GROUP ABS-OLUTELY AMAZING where we'll be focusing on improving our core strength and toning our abdominal muscles.**

CHECK OUT THESE RESULTS FROM THE LAST CORE PROGRAM I DID! Psst,no crunches or sit up-SAY WHAAAAT? ASK ME HOW!

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How Helping Others Will Help You

**I want to start by saying thank you Lord Jesus for my many, many blessings that I often take for grant, such as, having a roof over my head.**

What brought this to my mind is the fact that the awesome company that I coach for, Beachbody, is giving a $5 donation to a charity in CA called "Upward Bound House" that helps get homeless families off the streets and into homes (btw 90% of the families STAY OFF the streets once they're placed in a home) for every base kit of The Master's Hammer & Chisel that is sold through the month of December and there is no cap on the amount they are willing to donate!

I joined Beachbody in the beginning to get the discount on my Shakeology. Then I realized that I liked helping people, I guess it was the nurse in me, so I started thinking about coaching as a career. But I wasn't sure if it was for me, Beachbody is such a Big corporation, I had no clue had to run a business, would my goals, beliefs jive with the corporate world?

Then I started following the Top coaches and they talked openly about their religion. I mean the #1 coach said she was a Christian! How un-PC, right? So, I waited for Corp. to put the smackdown on her, but guess what? They never did! And the more training I took the more I realized that corporate supported their coaches in whatever their beliefs were, as long as, their goal was to help people first.

That's when I knew that coaching was my calling and every time I doubt that this is where I'm suppose to be God sends me a reminder. Just like the video I got today from our CEO telling us coaches that in just 1 DAY they had already made out a check for $113, 000+ dollars for Upward Bound House taking 25 families off the streets and into homes from the first day sales of Hammer and Chisel, how freakin awesome is that?! #blessed #Coachingrocks

**Leave a comment or send me a message if you want info on how you can purchase The Master's program Hammer & Chisel and by purchasing Beachbody will make a $5 donation to Upward Bound Home and help get another family off the streets by Christmas. God Bless.**