The story of how five ingredients can equal magic.

What would you say if I told you take you could make peanut butter cookies and chocolate cake with only five ingredients? "Impossible!" "That's ludicrous!" "I am angry at your ridiculous claims!" But alas, dear readers, I am not speaking falsehoods! Today, after not much effort on my part, I have baked the lazy gal's version of these delicious confections. BEHOLD THE MAGIC!



Peanut. Butter. Cookies. Pretty much the most glorious cookie in the existence of the world. This past week my friends introduced me to the three-ingredient recipe for the perfect chewy version:

One egg
One cup peanut butter
One cup sugar (but I used about 1/2-3/4 cup so they weren't as sugary)

Mix together and bake on 350 for 10-12 minutes. You could also squish the cookies down beforehand with a fork, but I didn't and they turned out fine. These cookies are delicious and chewy after cooling, just the way I like 'em! Be prepared to have a glass of milk nearby, as these are very peanut buttery!



Next on the agenda for today was baking the Diet Coke cake I've heard so much about. Basically the concept is that you just take a box of regular cake mix, add a can of diet soda, mix together, and pop it in the oven following the box instructions. No need to add any other ingredients like pesky eggs or oil, so you are ingesting fewer calories! Woohoo! If you want to make a white cake use a clear soda like Diet Sprite.

But what is cake without frosting? Unspeakable! I made a quick and slightly chocolatey frosting by mixing together light Cool Whip and a packet of sugar-free Swiss Miss. And it was pretty darn good!

So that is how five ingredients (plus an unnecessary but delicious two) will create a bellyful of magic and sparkly unicorns. And as Leslie knows, chicks dig unicorns.