Cookie Connoisseur
My Sophomore year at BYU was one of the "funnest" years of college. I lived with some of my best friends in Lexington 33, Liberty Square Apartments. We decorated the entire apartment in garb from the D.I. We had green lamps, velvet wall hangings, and even some weird poem modge-podged onto a piece of wood that a heart-broken girl wrote to her ex-boyfriend. We were crazy girls who had to make all new guy-friends, as I tried to lose my freshman-15.
Making the friends came easier than trying to lose the 15 pounds I so easily gained the year before. My friend, Anne, loved to bake Cowboy Cookies. She truly was an expert at these cookies. Rolled oats, crisco, chocolate chips and vanilla... oooh.. I am craving them now. She would so often tell us that she was the "Cookie Connoisseur."
Since that time, I have worked on trying to make/bake the best chocolate chip cookies.. becoming 2nd in Cookie Connoisseur-ing. Whenever I try a great chocolate chip cookie, I ask for the recipe. That reminds me.. Megs.. I may need yours to add to my collection... that is if you will share it.
I had the 'perfect' recipe that I made in Utah. I didn't invent this recipe, or anything.. I actually got it from my dear friend Allison Nadauld. The cookies were so soft and scrumptious. I would make them quite often. However, when we moved to Columbus-- the cookies failed miserably here. I'm not sure if it's the elevation difference or the humidity or maybe my dumb oven- but they weren't that good.
So, I worked, baked, and experimented and came up with my very own Columbus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. I can only use this for the next 3 years, while we are in Columbus. I don't believe in keeping recipes a secret... unless that's the only way you can get through the door to do your home/visiting teaching...
So- here's my Columbus Cookie Recipe. Sorry if it doesn't work right for you. I'm also not that great at measuring.
Columbus Cookies:
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup butter-flavored Crisco
2 Eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Cinnamon (sorry, I don't measure)
Vanilla (sorry, I don't measure)
2 1/4 cup white flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
Chocolate chips
(I use milk chocolate chips.)
Don't overmix!
Bake on light jelly roll
350-375 degrees until they look done!
Here's a picture of the cookies in progress... These are especially tasty if you are pregnant.
Making the friends came easier than trying to lose the 15 pounds I so easily gained the year before. My friend, Anne, loved to bake Cowboy Cookies. She truly was an expert at these cookies. Rolled oats, crisco, chocolate chips and vanilla... oooh.. I am craving them now. She would so often tell us that she was the "Cookie Connoisseur."
Since that time, I have worked on trying to make/bake the best chocolate chip cookies.. becoming 2nd in Cookie Connoisseur-ing. Whenever I try a great chocolate chip cookie, I ask for the recipe. That reminds me.. Megs.. I may need yours to add to my collection... that is if you will share it.
I had the 'perfect' recipe that I made in Utah. I didn't invent this recipe, or anything.. I actually got it from my dear friend Allison Nadauld. The cookies were so soft and scrumptious. I would make them quite often. However, when we moved to Columbus-- the cookies failed miserably here. I'm not sure if it's the elevation difference or the humidity or maybe my dumb oven- but they weren't that good.
So, I worked, baked, and experimented and came up with my very own Columbus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. I can only use this for the next 3 years, while we are in Columbus. I don't believe in keeping recipes a secret... unless that's the only way you can get through the door to do your home/visiting teaching...
So- here's my Columbus Cookie Recipe. Sorry if it doesn't work right for you. I'm also not that great at measuring.
Columbus Cookies:
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup butter-flavored Crisco
2 Eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Cinnamon (sorry, I don't measure)
Vanilla (sorry, I don't measure)
2 1/4 cup white flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
Chocolate chips
(I use milk chocolate chips.)
Don't overmix!
Bake on light jelly roll
350-375 degrees until they look done!
Here's a picture of the cookies in progress... These are especially tasty if you are pregnant.
The dough is Bart's favorite part.
I wouldn't suggest eating it because it has raw egg.
(Hint: don't over-mix your cooks!)
The trick in my oven is to NOT use an air-bake pan.
Use a light jelly roll instead. (Don't over bake these either.)
Oooh.. I could just eat one of those right now!
Click on the picture if you want to see a real-close up.
Click on the picture if you want to see a real-close up.
13 comments:
Looks like you are a cookie master after all. You can also add Marsha's great brownies to your masterpieces. Those are good as well.
Those look delicious I would love to eat one of those right now. Thanks for the recipe, I will have to try them out.
Jordan said "ohhhh those are yummy cookies" when she saw the plate full of cookies. They look Great! We are so excited for you to have a baby! i just keep saying what do you think it will be like for her/them?
Are you making any progress yet?? Are you sweating like crazy? Or is that a dumb question?
You have outdone yourself. Truly. I have a recipe I should send you. They are the ones that worked for me after I moved to UT from AZ . Those darn states! Call me!
Ok I only give that recipe to family, but since you are my honorary sister I think I could definitely share it. Only on one condition. When others ask you for it, you have to give them the response that I do, "I just use the one on the back of the chocolate chips bag." I'm being serious. Anyway, my fam was in town today so I'll call you back tomorrow. I can't believe how close you are to your due date!!!
Krista,
The same thing happened to me with my cookie recipe when I moved out here to Oregon. What in the world? Thanks for the perfected recipe; I'll be sure to try it! How the heck are you? It's so close now! Do you have names picked out? We seriously miss you guys and think of you often. This last stretch is the hardest for me.
Love,
Allison
Hey! We found your blog and are so excited for your baby. Can't wait to see pictures.
Jacob & Joanna
Wow Krista props to you. If I tried to just "Make up" my own recipe I know it would not turn out. Thanks for sharing!
Is that baby almost here? I want to see pictures.
It seems as if I am no longer the cookie connoisseur. I am super impressed, Krista. I am definitely going to try these. Cinnamon in a choc chip cookie? You roll on the wild side. I'll give it a try. Megs, oh can't I have your recipe too? C'mon, hand it over, sister. Love you both, ajcp (How did the zucchini bread turn out?)
Krista, these are my new absolute favorite chocolate chip cookies! I've also made them with milk M&Ms and butterscotch chips (yum!). Hope you don't mind, but I stole the recipe and put it on my recipe blog (I gave you credit). I don't want to lose it!
Thanks for the recipe! You wouldn't happen to have a killer sugar cookie recipe to share too would you?
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