Baking.... Yum!

Lindsay and Keilah both recently posted about baking Chocolate Chip Cookies. Mom bought us some Organic Chocolate Chips, so that Caldirwen, Esara, Narthea and I could have some sort of sweet treat. :) I decided, after reading both their posts and almost drooling all over everything, to make some chocolate cookies myself. :) I took some pictures along the way, and figured I'd share them with ya. Esara and Caldirwen joined me. :)

Our supplies:

. two measuring cups (for the dry and wet ingredients)

. electric mixer and supplies (wisk things)

. wooden spoon (just in case)

. class bowl

. measuring spoons

Of course, you need the recipe:

Our ingredients:
. organic sugar
. organic light brown sugar
. organic bread flour (it's the only kind of flour we had:)
. organic, unsalted butter
. our farm fresh eggs (yep, hatched right in our backyard:)
. organic chocolate chips
. baking soda (yeah, that ingredient isn't organic, because we have yet to find organic baking soda, and that's all that we had in the cabinet.)
First, let's melt the butter.

Then, pour it into the bowl.

Now we add half the amount of flour that the recipe calls for.

Putting the flour in the bowl.
Then we add the light brown sugar.

Now the sugar.

Esara cracking an egg.

Caldirwen cracking an egg.

Let's pour in the baking soda.

Time to mix it all up.

We're gettin' there...

Ooh la la. Don't they just look darling lying on that oven rack in the 375(f) degree heat?

TA-DA!!!

Yep. See it and weep. Those are our homemade, healthy chocolate chip cookies, and, yes, they look just like "normal" ones. *crosses arms* :)

Here's the recipe...

1/2 cup shortening (we don't use this ingredient)

1/2 cup margarine or butter

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon of vanilla (though, we don't use that, 'cause it's not healthy)

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 12-ounce package (2 cups) of chocolate chips (though, we just eye-ball it *wink*)

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional. I mean, who wants to ruin perfectly good choc. chip cookies?)

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, combine the margarine or butter, half the amount of flour, the brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla and baking soda. Beat mixture till thoroughly combined. Beat in the remaining flour. Stir in chocolate chips and, if desired, nuts.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a 375(f) oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or till edges are lightly browned. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Makes about 24-28 cookies.

Lindsay, I would've used your recipe, but since we use healthy ingredients and such, it was just easier to stick to the recipe we've used for years. :) Thanks for sharing it with us, though! =D

Well, I'm off to n'joy my delicious chocolate chip cookies. ;) G'night!

Love you!

{Love}

~Eldarwen Failariel~