This recipe comes as a request and it was long overdue. Chocolate chip cookies are a classic, the kind of food that reminds you of fuzzy and happy things. With all of the depressing things happening nowadays, it’s time to spread a little positivity.

Here are 60 reasons why you should smile:

1. Bunny rabbits exist
2. Music
3. The rich smell of coffee
4. Fuzzy socks
5. Baby seals
6. Daffodils and tulips in the spring
7. You recovered from last season’s cold
8. Airplanes. Now we can travel all around the world, something that was impossible over 100 years ago.
9. Oceans. The moment when you step towards a beach and the waves rush up to meet you.
10. The feeling of wind through your hair
11. The convenience of disposable dishes
12. The joy of receiving a letter in the mail that is not a bill
13. The people who accept our quirks and love us for them
14. Snowflakes falling on your eyelashes
15. Ladybugs
16. Watching raindrops roll down your window
17. Witty comics strips
18. The smell of a newly opened book
19. Warming your hands on a stack of freshly printed pages
20. Taking a good photograph of yourself
21. Compliments from random strangers
22. A clear night sky
23. Photos tucked into lockets
24. A cup of hot chocolate after coming in the cold
25. Vitamins that taste like candy
26. The power of tomorrow
27. Even more importantly, the power of today
28. Pleasant dreams you can remember the next day
29. Compliments from your mother
30. Opening an avocado and it is perfectly ripe
31. A cross between a husky and a pug is called a hug
32. Hugging lowers cortisol levels
33. Bubbles
34. Waking up on time when you forgot to set your alarm
35. Glasses and contact lenses allow people with poor sight to function optimally
36. Kaleidoscopes
37.  Spinning globes around and around
38. Music boxes with a twirling figurine inside
39. Soft blankets
40. The sound of rain
41. Dolphins jumping in and out of the water
42. When you rhyme your words by accident and declare yourself a poet and you didn’t even know it
43. Riding on a speedboat
44. Sunsets and sunrise
45. Find the exact amount of change when you need it
46. Wearing white and it stays white the whole day
47. Waking up feeling refreshed
48. Singing in the shower
49. Laughing until you cry
50. Eating an apple fresh from the tree
51. The scent of toast and eggs in the morning
52. Taking a walk in nature
53. Comfortable shoes
54. Hot tubs
55. Fluffy pillows
56. Silly jokes that make you laugh every time you hear them
57. Lighting scented candles
58. Love notes
59. The moment a cute animal cuddles with you
60. Not all of the oceans have been researched yet, which leaves the possibility that mermaids can exist

Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 1/2 cups gluten-free oat flour
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup 72% dark chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix the coconut oil, honey, vanilla, and egg in a large bowl.
3. Combine the flour and baking soda and slowly blend with the wet ingredients until well combined.
4. Stir in the chocolate chips.
5. Spoon the cookie dough by the tablespoon onto a lined baking sheet.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
7. The cookies will harden as they cool.

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