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Ingredientes
- 1 c. creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 c. organic pure cane sugar
- 2 farm fresh eggs
- 1/3 c. 2% organic milk
- 1 T. pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 c. old fashioned oats
- 1 c. organic whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 t. baking powder
- ½ t. fine sea salt
- 1 T. cinnamon
- 1 c. milk chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli.)
- 4.5 oz. dried tart cherries
- 3/4 c. sliced almonds
- 3/4 c. roasted/no salt sunflower seeds
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