Peanut Butter. Banana. Chocolate. Yes, you’ve died and gone to cookie heaven.

Some days just call for chocolate chip cookies. Or tubs of peanut butter. Or both.

These cookies are meant for such days.

Simultaneously, imagine a peanut butter/banana/chocolate chip combo. They can certainly make one of the more perfect cookies in this world.

Mmm…coooookies.

Joanne Bruno is a food writer and fourth year MD/PhD student. Find more of delicious ramblings over at her blog: Eats Well With Others

Adapted from How Sweet It Is

While peanut butter exists to make some of us personally happy, it unfortunately lands the bad rap of packing an overwhelming amount of calories. How are you supposed to eat it every day when it insists on behaving this way? Thankfully with this noodle salad, you can actually satisfy your peanut butter cravings without going on an all-out calorie binge. These noodles are bulked up with tons of vegetables – bell pepper, bok choy, and edamame so that you get all of the delicious flavor of peanut sauce without quite as many calories. Definitely a win/win lunch or dinner.

Photos: Joanne Bruno

JoanneBruno is a food writer and third year MD/PhD student.  Find more of her delicious ramblings over at her blog: EatsWellWithOthers.

Photo: Joanne Bruno

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