To re-start the blog, I thought I'd post one of the most decadent things I've ever created in the kitchen. I blame my boyfriend and my roomie for this one - the boyfriend was craving chocolate and the roomie egged him on and I offered to bake them anything and this was the result:
Chocolate Chip Cookies
PLUS
Homemade Chocolate Icing
EQUALS
CHOCOLATE CHIP CHOCOLATE COOKIEWICHES!!
I know, ridiculous. But also delicious.
Recipes:
'Special Chocolate Chip Cookies'
This recipe is from the Cottage Cookbook, a compilation put together by cottage folk, for cottage folk. I've been baking these cookies since I was a wee child.
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 small pkg. chocolate chips (around 1 1/2 to 2 c.)
-Cream butter, sugars, egg, vanilla.
-Add flour, baking soda, salt. Mix.
-Add chocolate chips.
-Spoon onto greased cookie sheets, press flat, bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 mins.
Very quick, very easy, VERY delicious.
The icing I just threw together with what I had - we were out of milk, meaning most of the recipes on the web were no good for me. Instead I grabbed around 1/4 c. of butter, melted it in a saucepan with three squares of semi-sweet chocolate (using a whisk to keep everything smooth) and then mixed the butter-chocolate mixture with 1/2 c. of icing sugar in a bowl, creating a light, yet very rich dark chocolate icing. Mmm-mm good.
