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Product Review: Enjoy Life Foods Soft Baked Cookies

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Enjoy Life Foods contacted me a few weeks ago and asked if I would be interested in doing a product review for them.  I have always enjoyed the various products of theirs that I have tired so I said yes and a few days later I received 3 boxes of their Soft Baked Cookies which are described as “Soft, chewy and totally yummy, it’s hard to believe our cookies are gluten-free and allergy-friendly. Made with natural ingredients, unrefined sweeteners, no trans fats and nothing artificial, they’re a real hit among kids big and small.”

The first of the cookies that the Hubz and I tried were the Snickerdoodle; an all time favorite cookie of the Hubz.  Well my first impression was that the cookie looked good and had a great cinnamon flavor but it was just too sugary for me.  I honestly have not gone back for one of these after my initial trial of them. These were my least favorite of all of them and I would say the Hubz least favorite too.

The Double Chocolate Brownie were a huge improvement over the Snickerdoodles.  They actually tasted just like chocolate chip brownies and were soft and yummy.  I loved the addition of the chocolate chips it was great.

The Lively Lemon were my favorite and reminded me of my Girl Scout days.  They tasted just like those lemon sandwich cookies that I used to hate as a child but grew to love as I got older.  I have to say these ones are yummy for adults but I would say just like the lemon sandwiches would probably not be as popular among the kiddlets.

Overall I really liked these cookies and I appreciate they are lower in sugar, fat and calories per serving than most vegan cookies.  They are also nut and gluten free so they are perfect for people with allergies to these items. So two out of three were tasty but of course there a bunch of other flavors that such as the gingerbread and “no oats” oatmeal that I’d like to try out.

Disclaimer: Enjoy Life Foods provided me with a free sample of their soft baked cookies for a product to review. I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose; nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway.

Hot Cocoa Pumpkin Chip Cookies

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The Hubz and I both at a craving for something sweet last night, however we are trying to watch our sweet intake as well as sugar in general. However it is the time of year for sweet treats so I decided to create something slighly lower in sugar and oil but still really tasty.

Makes 18-20 cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup vegan margarine, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup raw sugar
  • 1/4 cup vegan hot chocolate mix
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup spelt flour (could substitute white flour)
  • 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven 350F

  • With a stand mixer or electric beaters, cream the vegan margarine, pumpkin puree, peanut butter, sugar and vanilla for 4 minutes.
  • In a medium bowl stir together the baking powder, baking soda, salt, whole wheat flour, and spelt four.  In the stand mixer on low or with a wooden spoon slowly add in the dry mixture until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  • Using a measuring spoon scoop out heaping tablespoons of dough and place on a parchment lined baking sheet, bake for 14-16 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before removing and placing on a cooling rack. The cookies may seem slightly soft but once they cool on the baking sheet they will begin to firm up.