The Sweetest Things

Today I am grateful for the sweetest things.  It was General Conference for church, meaning that the leaders of the church speak worldwide to all interested about revelations and guidance for the Church and individuals.  I was humbly reminded that I need to be grateful for what I have instead of griping, complaining, and blaming.

I know I may be biased, but I am quite convinced that these two definitely qualify as the sweetest things:

Of course, moments like this also have to qualify:

In case this wasn't already sweet enough, NJ and I decided to create something sweet for Daddy to snack on during and after conference.  Using whatever was on hand, we created pretty scrumptious Peanut Butter Crunchies.

Peanut Butter Crunchies

Ingredients:

3/4 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup coconut oil

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 cups flaked coconut

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

1 cup almonds (I used whole, but chopped would probably be better)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Beat together the peanut butter and coconut oil.  Cream the butter/oil mixture with the sugars.  Add the eggs and vanilla.  Add the baking soda and flour.  Once combined, add coconut, chips, and almonds.  Dough will be very thick.  Form into balls and bake on a cookie sheet (I prefer parchment paper to greased sheets) at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

These cookies do not flatten much but they are super moist and chewy.  The almonds add a nice crunch with chocolatey surprises.  NJ also felt the need to throw a whole Hersheys Kiss into one of the cookies, which Daddy was very happy about.  I hope these can become one of your sweetest things as well!

 So, today and everyday, let us be grateful for what we have.  I know that I am grateful for today and all of my sweetest things.