the best healthy chocolate chip cookies

my new go-to (and it's gf/df). also, hi from australia!

Guys, hiiiiiiii — I’m literally in Australia!!

If I were smart, I would have gone to Australia when I was in New Zealand a few months ago, but I love to make my life difficult. I’ve been in Melbourne for about a week now, enjoying the city, drinking way too much coffee to be socially acceptable, and honestly doing everything I can to get over my jet lag and manage the time difference. It’s tomorrow here. Getting to Melbourne involved me hopping on literally the longest flight of my entire LIFE, and it’s taken me until now to properly sleep through the night buuuut I’ve been super excited to be exploring a new place (and its grocery stores) for the first time while also unplugging and being mostly off my phone.

I’m here for another week, so if anyone has any recommendations for Melbourne or things you think I should do…please let me know.

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the cookies!!

Just when you thought you didn’t need another chocolate chip cookie…you opened this letter to your destiny! And by destiny, I obviously mean the best, fluffiest, made-with-whole-ingredients cookies, that just so happens to be refined sugar-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free. It’s easy to make, and a crowd pleaser no matter who is on your table.

The recipe comes together..