What’s this? Two posts? In the same WEEK? Wow – it’s been quite a long time since I’ve done that :) But all the friendly WELCOME BACK messages really warmed my heart, so, well, here I am again :)
If you’ve followed my site for any length of time or read back thru the archives, you’ll know this is not the first time I’ve posted sugar cookie bars. What can I say… they’re pretty darn easy, super tasty and rather different. I mean, yeah, you can buy slice-n-bake sugar cookies, you can go to the market and buy pre-made sugar cookies but cookie BARS are a nifty lil update on an old classic. And oh, did I mention they’re super tasty, too!!!
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Sadly, it’s the last 3-day weekend of summer in the US. Vacations are winding down, kids are returning to school and in some parts of the country cooler temps are right around the corner. I had been wanting to make these cookies for a while now but for some reason, tons of other recipes leapfrogged them on the “must make” list. Luckily, with the extra day this weekend I found some time to actually bake… and I finally made them. Oh sure, oatmeal cookies might not scream “yay – summertime” but if you ask me they’re a good cookie any time of year. And when they’re chewy… and have chocolate chips… they’re even better!
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A couple of weeks ago I tried a new recipe for chocolate chip cookies. If you’ve read my blog a few times or follow me on Twitter you know I have a big ol’ crush on Alton Brown. What can I say… talent, wit and just enough geek-boy in him to keep me interested in any show he does or book he writes or commercial he stars in. Yup… I got it reeeeeeeeeeeeal bad for Alton… and I’m not at all ashamed to admit it :) Alton’s show “Good Eats” is one of my favorites and I’ll watch the episodes repeatedly never getting bored or restless. In his episode Three Chips For Sister Marsha he provided us with three different chocolate chip cookie recipes… The Thin… The Puffy… and… The Chewy. Out of all the ridiculous number of chocolate chip cookie recipes I’ve tried, sadly most have turned out like “The Thin” so I have absolutely no desire to make that one. Previously I’ve made The Chewy and really liked them so this time I decided to try “The Puffy”. What I liked about that recipe was the cookies retain so much of their height. I know it’s all about personal preference but sorry me no likey flat chocolate chip cookies. When I made “The Puffy” the cookies were sooooo good that by the time I thought about blogging them, they were all gone! So this week when I came across the idea of making chocolate chip cookies… with Oreos… I knew exactly what base recipe I’d use. Once again… thank you Alton Brown!
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As we near the close of another month that means it’s time for another Daring Bakers reveal. The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network. We had the choice of making one… or both… of the cookie recipes and I chose the Milans. They’re very similar to Pepperidge Farm’s Milanos which are close to being our favorite store-bought cookies so of course I had to make the Milans. Ha!… as if I had a choice! LOL!!
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You tell me… which do I talk about more… lemons or the weather? Hmmm… I think it just might be a toss up! LOL! While we sadly don’t get the four seasons here, we do get our share of heat (and probably a few other state’s share of heat as well). I don’t know about the weather where you live but here in Southern California we’ve just blown thru Spring and landed smack-dab in the middle of a summer-like heat-wave! Good grief it’s too early in the year to deal with 100°F days and nights so warm you sleep on top of the sheets… with the fans running… but that’s where we’re finding ourselves these past few days. The forecasters are saying we won’t be back down to normal high-70’s until the end of next week so I’ve been thinking about… you guessed it… ice cream! A mound of cool, creamy ice-cream tucked between two incredibly thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies and coated with chocolate sprinkles. Oh most definitely you can beat the heat with this!
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