Delish Amish Cookies

Greetings,

A couple of years ago I took a World Religions class and did a report on the Amish culture…not sure if that is really a religion…but I did a report on it and it was awesome.  😉

I printed out a bunch of Amish recipes and stuck them in my sweets recipe binder and got this one out a couple of weeks ago.

Amish Peanutbutter Cookies
(Somehow I managed to find the website on Google that I went to two years ago…nice)

 The recipe is in the link above and I make it the same only I sub one cup wheat flour for the white flour.

It’s really Amish peanutbutter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies…yummy AND semi-healthy 😉



Getting good with the camera…although I desperately need a newer, better one.. Any suggestions??






You know that feeling when you bite into a delicious, chewy, warm cookie that YOU baked and it’s perfect?..here is the pic of MY feeling.

 In other news…here goes the diary part of the blog…
Why do I get so depressed when I get injured or sick?  Oh yea because then I can’t workout and run!

Hurt my back again at work….3 weeks ago…only this time it didn’t just go away.  It just stuck around like that cold that stays all winter long.

I hurt my back lifting at work and I’ve been semi-to-pretty-darn-depressed ever since. 

First of all, I tried to go back to work after taking a week off and hurt my back again (not as badly, but still).  I had to AWKWARDLY AND PAINFULLY file for worker’s comp because at my job there is no paid vacation/sick time AND I had to go to the doctors and am now doing physical therapy (more on that in another post). 

It is still super awkward at work because now I can only work events when there are people there to help me lift the heavy items for my coffee catering job…heavy items like coolers, 75 pound espresso machine, hundred pound cart that we have to throw up into the van.  I do not do well with other people having to help me…can anyone relate?  At least I can admit it right?  And with a hurt back it’s not like I have a cast or a mark to prove that I hurt my back…I feel like my boss is watching me to see if I am faking it…she even tried to get me to quit (I think)…awkward awkward awkward. 

I am on a restriction of not lifting over 40 pounds right now (last week it was 20) and it is sooooo painfullllll.  (Drama queen alert) 

Second of all, I couldn’t sleep for like two weeks because my back was so sore…I took some sleeping meds/advil most nights.  I like my sleep.  I need my sleep.  I get cranky and emotionally off when I don’t get my sleep for a couple of days.

AAAND here’s the kicker: I can’t run.  I am not allowed to run at this time which means that I missed the 10K run on Sunday.  The one that I signed up for immediately after I found out the other run I wanted to do was full.  Awesomeness.

Also, being all depressed and sleepy and hurty made me just want to sit around and watch movies…and ignore my French homework for a good two weeks.  Okay, maybe I would have procrastinated anyways (like I am now), but now I have to cram 3 weeks worth of work into one week.  You’re right, I should probably get back to my homework, huh?

Well thanks for listening to my rant.  🙂  And if you just came for the recipe for those delicious peanutbutter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies…you got a little more than you bargained for huh?

Wish me luck in physical therapy tomorrow!

Go on a run for me too!  Because you can!!  😉

~from the diary of a semi-health nut~

For more info on healthy treats see my post:
Making cookies and other sweet treats