Dessert: Chocolate Chip Cookie Snack Mix

Gluten-free munching? Mini gluten-free cookies partner with Chex™ cereal for a sweet-and-salty mix.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Nuts

Health and fertility benefits of Chocolate Chip Cookie Snack Mix

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon Watkins™ Ground Saigon Cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
1 container Pillsbury™ Gluten Free refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
4 cups Chocolate Chex™ cereal
4 cups Vanilla Chex™ cereal
1 bag (5.5 oz) gluten-free yogurt-covered pretzels (2 cups)
2 cups salted mixed nuts

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 °F. Line 3 large cookie sheets with Reynolds® Parchment Paper. In small bowl, mix cinnamon and sugar.
Shape dough by 1/4 teaspoonfuls into balls. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture; place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until cookies are golden brown and set. Cool 2 minutes; carefully slide parchment onto cooling rack. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Add cooled cookies; stir gently to mix. Store in airtight container.

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