In early December, I flew to Mexico to attend my close friend’s wedding. After a short drive from the airport, I arrived at our beachfront hotel, met my roommates for the long weekend, and then stood out on our room’s balcony overlooking the infinity pool and deep blue ocean, soaking in the warm weather and expansive views.
Within just a few minutes, I realized… With the incredibly relaxing and peaceful vibes, I never wanted to leave!
On the second evening, my friend organized a fun taco dinner at a local restaurant famous for its authentic flavors and incredible food. We rode a handful of shuttle vans to get there, and while the talented cooks set up the buffet line, I sat at a table with some new and old friends, mingling and chatting and laughing underneath the star-studded sky.
Later, with our bellies full of shrimp, pork, lamb, octopus, and plenty of salsa to top off all of the tacos, we realized that the kitchen had also prepared dozens of handmade popsicles for dessert. Although the sweet tropical flavors sounded very tempting, I decided to hold off… With a light breeze picking up and how easily I get cold, I didn’t want to turn into a popsicle myself!
When friends at the table offered to grab one for me, I smiled and waved them off, joking that I’d rather have a warm, soft, and chewy cookie instead. “I actually have cookies back in my room at the hotel!” one guy replied. “They’re not warm but… You can have one! Just remind me when we get back!”
My eyes lit up like the twinkling lights strung back and forth across the patio above us, and I excitedly agreed. You know me… I love my baked treats!
Yet when we climbed off of the shuttle vans back at the hotel, I couldn’t find him in the lobby at all… So I rode the elevator back up to my room, broke off a piece of dark chocolate from the bar I had packed in my suitcase, and planned to snag that cookie the following afternoon.
When I spotted him the next day, I smiled and waved… Then laughed as his eyes widened and he smacked his forehead with his palm. “I completely forgot!” he moaned. “And the other groomsmen ate the rest of the cookies last night!”
By the time I arrived back at my house in California a few days later, I still hadn’t seen or eaten a single cookie… So I baked a batch of these Healthy Flourless & Eggless Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies to get my fix!
They’re supremely rich, soft, and chewy — basically with the same taste and texture as really decadent fudgy brownies! As you probably already guessed, these healthy chocolate oatmeal cookies contain no flour, eggs, dairy, or refined sugar… And they’re 85 calories!
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