Have I mentioned that Mia loves Sesame Street? It all started with a healthy obsession with Elmo (or La-La) as she calls him. Then we moved on to Big Bird...now...it's Cookie Monster. I bought her a cookie monster book and do the cookie monster voice when I read it to her. She loves it! She giggles and just wants me to read it over and over!
Well, all of that reading about cookies...made me want some. So...
Tollhouse. Cookies. Need I say more? Except maybe that I didn't have enough tollhouse chocolate chips so I had to use 1/4 bag of Tollhouse chocolate chips, 1/4 bag of Ghiradelli chocolate chips and 1/4 of Whole Foods brand dark chocolate chunks. I think it improved the classic recipe.
Like I've said before...I'm not a baker. It's too much responsibility. I like to change my mind sometimes when I cook and when you bake...that's not really an option.
Well, today...my mom would be proud. I followed the recipe perfectly (except for adding a few of the different chocolate chips as mentioned above)...I made sure each cup of flour I added was leveled off, I made sure my butter was actually soft as the recipe calls for and I EVEN TOOK THE TIME TO ADD EACH OF THE EGGS SEPARATELY!!! I feel very accomplished.
Let me tell you...I get why baking matters. This is the first time I've ever made cookies and they actually came out perfect. They didn't stick to the pan...they weren't too "greasy" or too "cakey", they weren't burnt...they were perfect!
First, I had to spend a little time with the dough.
Even the dough tasted better with all of the correct measurements and all. But the real proof...is here:
Perfect! The bottoms aren't burnt either! Seriously, I may have to file this under the "Best Thing I Ever Made" category...and they're just boring old chocolate chip cookies!
So now, I have a pantry full of girl scout cookies AND homemade chocolate chip cookies. Awesome. I mean, Awesome!!
And the little girl got a great surprise when she woke up from her nap! Her afternoon snack was a cookie, milk and grapes instead of grapes and cheese or something boring and healthy like that. She loved it. Of course.
Also, I don't give enough attention to my cat. He's repaying me by clawing at all of the furniture. Today, he was sleeping in the chair like this. I couldn't resist.
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