Simple Eggnog Recipe + Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Happy Holidays everyone! It’s that time of year again! Time for shopping and baking and family and friends! I love the holidays, especially because it gives me a reason to create all kinds of yummy recipes to share with family and friends. In fact, I recently whipped up some pretty tasty (and easy) holiday treats that were a hit in our family! I created a Simple Eggnog Recipe, as well as a Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (I know it’s a long name, but it’s amazing), using ingredients from Clover Stornetta Farms.
The other day, I headed to our local Whole Foods and was impressed by the variety of products from Clover Stornetta Farms. I found milk, whipping cream, half and half, butter, sour cream and Greek yogurt easily in the refrigerated dairy section of the store. Clover Stornetta Farms is a third-generation family owned and operated California dairy who paved the path in setting the highest standards in the dairy industry. This year, Clover is celebrating its centennial anniversary and was excited to announce its delicious new organic Greek yogurts made from human-certified, rBST-free Clover milk.
Why Choose Clover?
What sets Clover apart from other dairy producers? Here are a few ways that Clover has set itself apart with its innovative approach to the dairy business:
- Clover was the first dairy processor to elevate milk from a commodity to a specialty food by establishing the North Coast Excellence Certified (NCEC) program – setting some of the most rigorous standards in the dairy industry which surpass those of the state and federal governments.
- Clover was the first dairy to become American Humane Certified, said no to the synthetic growth hormone rSBT, and made an early entrance to provide and support organic dairy products.
- As part of this standard of excellence, Clover cows are raised on small, local family-owned farms that follow sustainable agriculture practices and tend small herds on spacious ranches, where the cows are well-treated and healthy.
- Clover farms are also American Humane Certified and must demonstrate environmental consciousness and stewardship of land.
- Clover milk is not from cloned cows and annual averages of bacteria counts meet National Centers for Environmental Prediction’s (NCEP) set standards.
I was really happy (as was my family) with the holiday recipes I created using Clover Organic Farms products. Check out my recipes for Simple Eggnog and Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Simple Eggnog Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 1/2 cups Clover Organic Farms Low Fat Milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 dashes ground nutmeg (or to taste)
- Clover Organic Farms whipping cream to thicken (add to desired amount)
Directions:
1 – Add all ingredients to mixing bowl. For the nutmeg, I like to add a few dashes, but the amount is to your desired taste.
2 – Whip with hand mixer on medium speed (so as to not go too high and have milk spill out of bowl). Whip for about 2 minutes or until Eggnog thickens to your liking. You also want to make sure the eggs are all the way whipped into the drink. If you’d like it thicker, add desired amount of Clover Organic Farms Whipping Cream.
3 – Serve immediately or chill for 1 hour. Enjoy!!
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup Clover Organic Farms Salted Butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
1 – In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for about 45 seconds or until combined.
2 – Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl.
3 – Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. If it’s too thick, use a wooden spoon to mix together. I usually can beat in the flour if I add the flour slowly and turn up the speed a little higher as it gets thicker.
4 – Stir in the rolled oats and chocolate chips.
5 – Drop dough by rounded tablespoons (at least 2 inches apart as they spread when they bake) on an ungreased cookie sheet.
6 – Bake in a 375° oven for about 10 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. After sitting out for a few minutes, transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool. Makes approximately 40 cookies. Enjoy with a glass of Simple Eggnog or Clover Organic Farm Low Fat Milk!
Clover is excited to hear about all the holiday recipes we’re creating and has created an email newsletter about the Clommunity Cookbook. Be sure to share your favorite recipes using the #CloverCooks hashtag and follow Clover on Pinterest and YouTube!!
What is your favorite holiday recipe?
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His favorite is oatmeal, I bet the peanut butter and eggnog add a nice flavor to a great classic.
Sounds yummy! Might have to make some.
This looks delicious! We always make cookies during the holidays. Thanks for the recipes!
Can’t wait to try and make these.. look great
These are really simple. The type of recipes I love!
I love this! Eggnog and cookies sounds like an amazing combo. I’ve never had them together, but I can see how that would be dee-licious.
That’s so me! I love cookies and I love eggnog. I think this combination is the BEST EVER!
My favorite Holiday recipe would be my whipped shortbread cookies. I will have to look for some Clover Stornetta Farms products to try.
The cookies look so yummy and I bet they smell good, too. I haven’t tried the Clover brand, yet. I will look for this next time I go shopping.
These Clove dairy products are sound like something my family would love. It is awesome that they are the first dairy company to be American Humane Certified. Simple Eggnog and Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies sounds like a great recipe that I would love to try. Thanks for sharing these awesome Clove products.
My kids will surely love this idea! We really love making cookies.
I’ll have to look for this milk when I go shopping. I’ve been making the choice to buy organic, more and more lately. I would love to try your oatmeal cookies recipes.
I absolutely LOVE egg nog and have always wanted to try and make it at home. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Those cookies look so good! I haven’t seen Clover products at my stores, but I am going to try to find them on their store locator.
this recipe looks so good. i love anything with peanut butter so i would def love it. also i have never tried eggnog before i think i am going too.
We have Clover in South Africa too! 😀 My daughter loves her chocolate chip cookies. Definitely going to try it! We love baking during the holidays, my favorite is brownies.
By the name, I thought eggnog was going to be an ingredient, and I thought of how runny the batter would have been.
I always have eggnog left over after the holidays. I’ll have to try this to use it up next time.
This milk sounds amazing I will have to look for it. These cookies sound too yummy thanks for sharing this one.
I’m going to make these cookies soon.
They look so good!
And I like the healthier choices for ingredients.
Thank you for the recipe.
Those look great! I’ll have to make these!
Interesting mix of ingredients…I love oatmeal, hubs love peanut butter the kiddo loves eggnog and we all love chocolate! I think we will have to try this recipe!
Those cookies look so yummy!
Bookmarking this! I wish I could get eggnog year round.
I love peanut butter. I’m going to make these cookies.
hose look great! Thanks for sharing.
These cookies look so good and they are easy to make!
Thanks for the recipe.
This is looking good like to try this