Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bites

I love cloudy weather it makes everything seem clear even though they have grey overtones. I never think of a cloudy day as a gloomy day. When the clouds come I miss living in La, the clouds bring back wonderful memories for me. Living in AZ it’s always sunny you really never know when you hit spring or summer.

The only time you know when summer has come is when the snow birds have left, and it seems like the streets are empty. I never understand why I moved to AZ, I honestly had no attentions of living here. I just grabbed my stuff told my grandparents I was moving to Santa Clarita, CA. I ended up with all my bags packed me and my sister on a six hour road trip to Mesa, AZ; by the time it was all done we made it and 400 bucks went to a speeding ticket.

I never thought I would live in another state, I thought I would stay in Cali forever but I didn’t. When you feel tie down by your surroundings and nothing is working out the way you want it to, and you know it will stay the same. Change can be healthy not a major one but a simple one that will bring you some peace.

I use to make these bites all the time when I first moved to AZ, in my little tiny blender (hence the story). The bites are a great treat for a sweet tooth and when you do not want to make cookies. I decided I wanted to keep calories low so I used powdered peanut butter instead of regular peanut butter and they turned out just as great.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bites Recipe:

• 1 1/2 cup pitted dates
• 1/4 cup pb2 powder peanut butter
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions: 

Place rolled oats, powder peanut butter, and dates into the food processor and make a crumble mixture. Add vanilla and blend until the mixture becomes a big ball of dough.Make 14 medium size dough balls and store in a air tight container

Recipe Notes: The bites are healthy you can add a little chocolate if you like, I did for a few of my bites; you may get more bites if you do not eat the dough. I would have ended up with 20 bites, I could not help my self from eating the dough. There are plenty of variations when making this dough and a great alternative to cookies. Make sure you freeze them they can become very sticky.