One of my friends visited last July and she shared her expertise in baking. She baked chocolate cake for us at my place. It was awesome and we all loved it. I was fascinated how she made it so simple. I thought baking is so hard and this one was no sweat at all. Actually, a funny thing happened that day, since I don’t bake, I haven’t used my oven ever since I moved in to my new place. So when we tried it that day, we all found out that it’s not working. Luckily, I have an electric oven, a small one that does the work.
Donna's Chocolate Cake [courtesy of Donna]
From that day onwards, we both shared some baking recipes we have. My first experiment was Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. And I tried many things after that… Plain Cookies, Soft Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Crispy Cookies. [I don’t like cookies, you know! ;)] I also tried other stuff like brownies. I even borrowed some cook books in baking from the library. That’s how dedicated I am. I was thinking… I’ll make some simple but delicious and healthy homemade snack for my kids in the future like muffins, cookies, brownies and etc. These days will be my training ground, and I am the taste tester myself. The latest one I made is Oatmeal cookies with Chocolate Chip. That’s what I’m going to share with you today. With that idea, I think my niece and nephew will probably like it, the way I like them. So, I thought of bringing some when I visit them. But someone told me, rather than doing it ahead of time; why not do it with them, it’s more fun and makes it mean a lot more for them. That’s really a great idea but first I thought, is it feasible? After I set everything up, including asking my sister if it’s ok with her for us to bake, I am good to go. I told my niece and nephew a day before I visited them… I felt their excitement and wanted me to be there soon. I’m glad I did it because we all enjoyed it… including my sister and brother-in-law. My nephew wore the apron and we were all laughing in the kitchen while doing it. And we all enjoyed our cookie afternoon. It’s one of my precious moments with them. All thanks to him.
I’ll share a secret about me. Sweet stuff is one of my weaknesses. Every time I see something sweet, my body gets so excited and I just can’t help but get one. If there’s someone who wants to make me smile, they’ll just give me a piece of chocolate or something sweet. I know it sounds ridiculous and so childish but it works more often and I like it. It’s more effective back home, especially to those people who are close to me and knows me well.
But I know eating only chocolate is not so healthy, so I am aiming to have more fruits like strawberries, blueberries, apple and the likes in the future.
For today, enjoy my Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chip and Walnuts.
Have fun! l.
Ingedients:
1/2 cup softened butter
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown-sugar
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions:
1. Combine sugar, brown-sugar, oats, flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl. Blend accordingly. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the butter, egg and vanilla.
3. Add the powdered mixture. Mix well.
4. Add the chocolate chips and walnuts. Mix well.
5. Shape into one-inch balls and place two inches apart on an ungreased cooking sheet.
6. Bake at 350 degree for 10 minutes.
Makes about 4 dozen.
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