Have you made anything with chia seeds?
I hadn’t until today.
Rumor has it they’re good for you.
Fiber, protein, Omega – 3
These little guys have them all,
and in BIG way.
I decided it was time to give them a try,
but truthfully, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Things that are good for you
don’t always taste very good;
I bet you didn’t know that 
These cookies are different.
They are delicious,
and they’re healthy,
but I’m not telling my kids that.
Enjoy!
Oatmeal Chia Seed Cookies with Dark Chocolate Covered Pomegranate Seeds
1 cup of oats
1 cup of AP flour
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of butter
2 eggs
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
combine the dry ingredients together {set aside}
in the bowl of mixer cream together the butter and the sugar
add the eggs {1 at a time}
next add the vanilla
with the mixer on low add in the dry ingredients
gently fold in 1/2 cup of chocolate covered pomegranate seeds
{raisins or chocolate chips would be great as well}
using a tablespoon, scoop onto a parchment lined baking sheet
bake @350 for 10 minutes
cool on a wire rack
These are my new favorite cookie for sure!
About Heather @French Press
What a great use of chia seeds!
Those sound good! Now I have an excuse to buy chia seeds.
I need to get my hands on those dark chocolate covered pomegranate seeds!
Eek, I want those dark choc pom seeds! Looks scrumptious. I would have never guessed these bad boy cookies were healthy, but now that I know, I want 8 instead of 6
Cookies that are good for me? Sign me up! If I may, I’d like to invite you to submit your photos to the new YumGoggle, a photo sharing site with the philosophy that if you worked hard to cook it and photograph it, we should show it off! Hope to see you there soon!
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Chia seeds are amazing. I have them almost every day in my smoothie. It will be nice to have another healthy alternative to using them. Gotta have those dark chocolate covered pomegranate seeds!
I’ve never tried making something with chia seeds but I’ve been seeing them in a few recipes lately and I’m intrigued! Would love it if you linked up on my blog hop http://www.w-t-fab.com/search/label/bloghop. Also let me know if you’d like to follow each other!
Thanks for the invite – following and linked up
Ok, I must try these!! And I need to stop being so afraid of chia seeds!! These look amazing! Please come share this at Foodtastic Friday!
These look good!
Thanks so much
Oh yummm! Can’t wait to try these! Pinning…
Thanks- I find them quite afflicting
I’d like to invite you to join me at the Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week! http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/11/clever-chicks-blog-hop-8-and-rural.html
I hope to see you there!
Cheers!
Kathy Shea Mormino
The Chicken Chick
Heather,
I keep hearing about Chia seeds but can’t find them. Where did you get them? I love the use of the chocolate covered pom seeds. My son loves poms. Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you share this week! Have a wonderful week.
Michelle
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