Cookie Chronicles

For this roving cookie reporter, it was neat to see at the end of the Kids' Y-Triathlon this morning

that the racers were offered bananas and apples at the end of the hard-fought race...heck, Cookie

Monster  himself, as we've found out in recent Sesame seasons, has been seen more and more enthusiastically devouring his lettuce, apples and bananas ("as well as normally inedible objects!").
But Cookie has admitted to still loving as his favorite those old reliable chocolate chip cookies (oatmeal cookies coming in a close second).  So we've decided to make a request for next year's race to serve 'Cocoa-Kissed Ginger Macaroons' for the participants (and reporter), to give them something both healthy and chocolatey to swim, bike and run for!

Like Hallie Klecker says in her Super Healthy Cookies book, "Everything is better with a little chocolate, including everybody's favorite coconut cookie: the classic macaroon.  Cocoa powder adds chocolate flavor while ground ginger adds some spicey zip."  She adds what she calls a little 'Chocoholic's Tip:' drizzle the cooled treats with really easy chocolate drizzle, made out of unsweetened chocolate and maple syrup.  Sounds pretty yummy.  It's a plan.