Heath Bar Mug Cookie

Alright, so I know that we are all supposed to be eating healthy because it's the New Year, but who can have a perfect diet all the time?  If you are anything like me, you need an occasional treat to satisfy your sweet tooth or you will go crazy.  However, you don't want to go overboard and completely ruin your healthy diet.  Making an entire batch of cookies for yourself is definitely a bad idea.  (I may be guilty of doing exactly that recently...) Why not just make one cookie? That's where mug cookies come in.  You can make yourself a single serving in a mug!  Just wait; it gets better.  You don't have to bake it in the oven.  All you have to do is microwave the batter for 50 seconds.  Mug cookies are such a quick, easy way to satisfy a craving!

My husband and I have made a few different types of mug cookies, and our current favorite is a Heath cookie.  The salty, crunchy Heath Bar crumbles perfectly contrast the sweet, soft cookie batter.  It's really something special.  We also add walnuts because my husband absolutely adores nuts in his desserts.  They add more satisfying crunch to the cookie, but feel free to leave them out if nuts aren't your thing. 

I recently discovered that you can buy crumbled Health Bars in the baking section of grocery stores next to the chocolate chips.  You can make your own crumbles by breaking up Health Bars, but why not speed up the process for your speedy cookie?

 Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp melter butter
• 1 Tbsp white sugar
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 Tbsp Health Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits
• 1 Tbsp chopped walnuts (optional

Directions

1.  Mix all ingredients in your favorite mug.
2.  Microwave for 50 seconds.
3.  Devour your delicious instant cookie.

Heath mug cookies are the perfect way to satisfy a salty-sweet craving without going overboard. Though, if you do want to indulge a bit more, you can serve the mug cookie with a scoop of ice cream on top. Yum!  I hope you enjoy!