Famous Amos Cookies

So baked the cookies tonight. Finally. Instead of making the cookies like I said I would earlier, I made cinnamon bread from my previous post but i didn't take pictures of it. Sorry. Good news is though it came out really good!

But here are the cookies!



Like I said last time, these cookies are perfect for you if you like flaky, not to crunchy, chocolate chip cookies. The thing about chocolate chip cookies is that it is an intimate affair. To each their own. So there isn't a perfect recipe, everyone has their own, and this is one of mine. Yes I know. I actually have two, but the other recipe is one I don't make, it is just one that is shows up magically for me every christmas thanks to my cousin Bev who loves me so much. Her cookies are heaven to me b/c they are the first cookie I ever had, according to my mom at least. So yes, point is, chocolate chip cookies are an intimate affair.

I also feel compeled to say that what suppured baking on a Monday of all things was the need to procrastinate and the fact that I have competion now at school for the baker title. Someone is going to go down I think. Or if this person really is a better baker/cook I will just have to stop being nice.

Anyway, for the recipe I suggest using a cookie scooper. If you use a normal spoon try to get each cookie to be a tspn and a half and roll it into a ball somewhat so they don't flatten out too much.

Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredient:
1 C oil
1 c. butter
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 (12 oz.) pkg choco. chips
1 c nuts
4 c. flour

mix in exact order listed. Drop by 1/2 tsp. on an ungreased cooked sheet. Bake at 350 for 15 mins. Yields 8 doz.

In other news, the vanilla extract is coming along, and I'm actually excited that fall weather is here. That means I'm going to make a stew and try different soups. Also, I'm really excited to try make butternut squash bread. I'm tempted to make an actual bread instead of using the butternut squash as pumpkin subsitute just cause it is interesting.

Saturday will also be exciting as I will post on Sunday about my first cooking experience in a long time. I'm going to try to make seared lamb chops w/ a balsamic vinegar reduction!