Some people want their two front teeth for Christmas.. Others want the latest fancy gizmo with blinking lights. Not me, I've never been much of a technie. If it was up to me, we'd still be playing 2-D Super Mario Bros. where yes! you do need a running start to jump over the gap and Ms. Peach is waiting for me to school King Kroopa to get her to grab a shake (which has yet to happen). I've never really needed the "latest and greatest" of anything until my cake decorating class. After the 4 a.m. Great Pumpkin Disaster that involved many initimate hours with my hand mixers, it was time to graduate to the big leagues... investing in a countertop stand mixer... and not just any mixer! I was going to join the elite group of bakers (in my mind of course) and get a Kitchenaid Mixer! (Please imagine me onto of a cupcake with the theme of Superman playing in the background)
You know when the big box came, I was going to open it. Pshhh... I'm on the forefront of a generation of instant gratification... Santa can leave me a lump of coal on Christmas morning.
So what was I going to make?? I mean this was the kick-off to many many years of mixer explosions... err.. success ahead! I decided to start of with a good ol'chocolate chip cookie :)
Look at that! No flour on my counters! No gooeiness leaking! And best of all, no Zack Morris bang wave due to shortening in my hair!
Ok I didn't take picture of the end results mostly because 5 were consumed right away. I couldn't control myself... My inner Cookie Monster was released! But they were delish!
Ok I didn't take picture of the end results mostly because 5 were consumed right away. I couldn't control myself... My inner Cookie Monster was released! But they were delish!
What you'll need:
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 cup of brown sugar (make sure you pack this down tight in the measuring cup)
1/2 cup of butter or margarine (softened at room temperature)
1 tsp of Pure Vanilla
1 egg
1 tsp of baking soda
1.5 cups of flour
6 oz of chocolate chips
The "How-to":
1. Beat the sugars, butter and vanilla for about 2 minutes; pre-heat your oven to 375F
2. Add in the egg and beat in about 30 seconds
3. Gradually add in the flour and baking soda, mix for about 2 minutes of medium speed
4. Add in the chocolate chips and beat for another 30 seconds (until well incorporated, should be less than a minute)
5. Using a small scoop or a tbsp, place the balls of dough about 2 inches apart on a cookie tray
6. Back for 10-12 minutes, cool and enjoy!
2 comments:
you are so cute Piyusha! :-) Happy baking!
Catching up on blog reading and I found this post to be hilarious. I have a very similiar picture on my blogging, hugging my Kitchenaid :) Hope you're loving it!
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