C is for Cookie

Recently, RecipeZaar.com was rebranded to Food.com.  I only know this because I got a free brownie and a booklet with several "5-star" recipes to commemorate the rebranding.  It was a big to-do when Sister found out that RecipeZaar was no more because she used RecipeZaar ALL the time. No joke, I got some pretty angry text messages from her about what happened to RecipeZaar, and I had to explain that it was the same site, just a different name!



Anywho, I thought this past weekend would be the perfect time to try out a 5-star recipe since we were having company this weekend.  There would be 3 big, strapping men in the house and what do men like better than freshly baked chocolate chip cookies? Well probably lots of things, but they do enjoy chocolate chip cookies.  The 5-star recipe for these soft chocolate chip cookies can be found on Food.com :

I prefer a combo of Semi-Sweet and Milk Choco Ghirardelli chips.

Flour & Baking Soda Mixture

Sugar sugar sugar sugar!!

This was the first time in my house (just over 2 years) that I had made chocolate chip cookies from scratch.  It was also the first time EVER I made chocolate chip cookies by hand, with nothing more than a bowl and a wooden spoon.

Just call me Suzy Homemaker

Raw cookie dough

Freshly Baked!

The only difference I made in the recipe was in the size of the cookie. The suggested cookie size just seemed way too small for 3 grown men and a girl with an incredible sweet tooth, so I made them about 4 times that size.

I think the cookies turned out great and they were a big hit. They were nearly gone by the end of the weekend (as of Monday night, we only had 2 remaining).  The guys were especially impressed that these were from scratch, as in, there were more steps than "break cookies apart, place on baking sheet, bake for 10-12 minutes."

Yummy Yummy!

Disclaimer: I should probably note that I was not paid to advertise these delish cookies OR Food.com. This is based on my opinion, and my opinion alone. I'm just sayin'.