My hubby and I did a little shopping together this weekend. While we were at Sears to return a shirt I had purchased that ended up being a tad too big, he "hunted" for a certain item I've been wanting for quite a few years...
Can I just say I was so surprised?! And isn't the red a fun color? I shall always remember that he gave it to me for Valentine's Day! ♥
So, I tried out my new KitchenAid today and made a double batch of chocolate chip cookies. Yummy!
If you're like me and you like your chocolate chip cookies to be just a little bit crispy on the outside but nice and chewy on the inside, you'll want to try this recipe for sure!
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Yields about 24 cookies
1 egg
1/2 cup shortening (or butter)
1 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 Tablespoons water
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (I substitute milk chocolate chips and my hubby loves 'em!)
Set the oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
Grease the cookie sheets (or use parchment paper...much easier).
In a small bowl, beat egg until light and foamy. Set aside. (My KitchenAid hand mixer got used for this recipe too! Didn't want to hurt it's feelings after almost 13 years of it being my only mixer!)
In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add beaten egg, vanilla and water. Beat until smooth and creamy.
Sift together flour, soda and salt.
Stir half the dry ingredients into batter. Then stir in the other half until all the flour is blended into the batter. (I just added it gradually and mixed the batter until it was all blended together.)
Stir the chocolate chips into the batter.
Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto greased (parchment lined) cookie sheet.
Bake about 12 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
A double batch works really well. ENJOY!
So I had thought that my new KitchenAid mixer was all I was getting. I mean, really! It's a VERY NICE GIFT! But no. My wonderful husband had also ordered me a Kindle. He brought it home today at lunch--handed the box to me with the mail--and I could see it had been opened so I popped the box open and I believe the words that left my mouth were "No WAY! You're SICK!" I guess that what ya get when you really surprise me. LOL!
I spent the afternoon learning how to use it. (No school today! Mommy wants to play!) I already have a bunch of free books including The Light of Eidon by Karen Hancock. It's the first in a wonderful series that I've read and own in paper format too. How fun to get it free for my Kindle too! Next I need to figure out how to download PDF files to it and maybe MP3s too. I'm just so happy, I could burst!
My poor, dear, hubby didn't have such a great day though. He's sick. Poor guy! I put him to bed early and I hope he's feeling better by morning. He even has a low-grade fever. Not very fun. I wish I could make him feel better with a hug and a kiss, but I tried...it didn't work.
Get well, my love! And thank you, again, for the wonderful gifts this Valentine's Day! I love you.
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my favorite version::cut the chocolate chips in half and use almond instead of vanilla . . . mmmmmm!
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Shana, how do you cut all those chocolate chips in half? Wouldn't that take all day? =)
ReplyDeleteSteph, I copied the recipe (doubled, of course), and hope to use it today. Thanks!
Another note and then I'll be quiet--you could always make the double batch and freeze half in zip loc bags. They're such a good treat for later--and no work!
ReplyDeleteYes, Annie! Freezing these works great. I like to drop 'em on my cookie sheets and freeze 'em "pre-shaped" until hard and then put them into freezer baggies. Then when it's time to bake 'em I just pull out however many I want and bake 'em as usual. It maybe takes a little bit longer to bake them from frozen, but it's so easy!
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