I love cookies. There's not much more to that statement. I just love cookies.
This morning when I got to work, I had an email wishing me a Happy Official Chocolate Chip Cookie Week.
Kelly has known me since back in the day when we had gaps between our front teeth and we found humor in red wagons, jumping rope, and making "kitchen creations" out of whatever we found in the spice cabinet. Her mom kept a cookie jar on the kitchen counter just for me, always full of one flavor or another. Her grandma would make me a special bag at Christmas, full of all the holiday classics, since I don't celebrate Christmas and would have missed out on all those cookies. When I went away to college, her mom would send me packages.... of Oreos! So Kelly knew. She knew, without a doubt, that I would appreciate Official Chocolate Chip Cookie Week more than anyone. And while I could not find an official notice on Google, I will take Kelly's word that it is in fact Official Chocolate Chip Cookie Week.
So let's talk about cookies. If someone were to ask me my favorite, I am not sure I could pin one down. Kelly's mom makes a mean Chocolate Chip and an almost-better Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip. Her grandma makes amazing Christmas Cut-out Cookies with that powdered sugar frosting. My mother makes a mean press cookie, thanks to our amazing Pampered Chef Cookie Press (www.pamperedchef.com). My grandma, a perfect mondelbriet; Molly, wreath cookies that turn everything green; Tristan, Neiman Marcus Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies -- sugar rush, but so amazing; the list goes on and on.
In honor of Official Chocolate Chip Cookie Week, I invite you to share your favorite cookie recipe (chocolate chip or otherwise) with me... I'd love to try them. That is, once I get my oven fixed...
Here's mine for you -- try them and let me know what you think!
CAKE MIX COOKIES
Combine in one bowl:
2 yellow cake mixes - with pudding
2 eggs
2/3 c. oil
6 T water
Combine in another bowl:
1 chocolate cake mix- with pudding
1 egg
1/3 c. oil
4 T water
Add 6 oz. chocolate chips to each mixture
Add chocolate to yellow and stir just enough to get marble effect
Bake at 350 degrees for 12-13 minutes depending on oven
1 comment:
I hope you know I just signed up for this site simply to comment on this blog. :o) I almost started crying reading this- brings back so many good (and sometimes not so good- the creations- those were nasty) memories...I would have to say my favorite is when Mom makes chocolate chip cookies and gives us a huge one to share and it is still hot when we attack....LOL. That's good stuff right there. And, of course, Christmas cookies of every type imaginable. Love you and thanks for the laugh and the memories!
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