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Ooey-Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies

12/4/2011

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    This morning, Josh and I spent time looking at pinterest for recipe ideas.  We created a mixture of good ideas, including appetizers, dinners and desserts.  We found a nice chocolate chip cookie recipe that looked insanely easy and insanely yummy.All I needed from the store was baking powder and cornstarch.  These were two ingredients I have yet to add to my baking cabinet and were ones that I've never used in cookies before.  So I was definitely curious to attempt a recipe using these!

    Ingredients:
    - 3/4 C unsalted butter, softened
    - 3/4 C brown sugar
    -1/4 C grandulated sugar
    - 1 egg
    - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    - 2 C all purpose flour
    - 2 teaspoons baking soda
    - 1/2 teaspoon salt
    - 1 C bittersweet chocolate chips

    Directions:
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
    2. Mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color.  Add Egg and vanilla and blend well.
    3. Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt in another bowl.  Then add to stand mixer.
    4. Stir in chocolate chips
    5. Using standard size cookie scoop/tablespoon, drop dough onto baking sheet. 
    6. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden brown at edges
    7. Remove from oven and let cool completely
Do you have any exciting chocolate chip renditions?? I feel like there could be as many variations as there are days in the year!!

Thanks for baking along!
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Bring-Back-the-Childhood-Memories No Bake Cookies!

11/13/2011

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As the day went on today, I realized I was wanting some no bake cookies! I knew I had all the ingredients I would need, minus the oatmeal.  But this was no problem, because I've also been wanting to get some oatmeal in attempts to make this fun recipe I found on Pinterest: Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie. I went to pick up some oatmeal so I could begin bringing back childhood memories!!

This recipe is entirely easy and entirely simple to make.  So, without further adieu, here is the recipe:

Bring-Back-the-Childhood-Memories No Bake Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 Cups Butter
2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Milk
4 Tbsp. Cocoa
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
3 Cup Quick Cooking Oats
2 tsp. Vanilla
1. Add the first 4 ingredients(up to the cocoa) together in a saucepan until they boil.
2. Once boiling, let boil for one minute.
3. Remove from heat. 
4. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla and stir until smooth.
5. Slowly stir in oatmeal flakes and mix well.
Typically, you would then put dollops of the cookie mixture onto cookie sheets and let chill.  Instead, i wanted to pour it into a pan and make cookie bars.  And SO I DID!
Once they cooled, I sliced them up and ate a few!!
Hope you get the opportunity to make some and fill your childhood desire!! I know I sure did!  If you happen to know any alternative recipes, let me know! I'd love to try them!

Thanks for traveling along!
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