Monday, April 14, 2014

The best cookies + bread tips

Today's recipe post inspired by Bebe. :) She introduced me to these chocolate chip cookies and they are truly scrumptious.

2 sticks butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 oz milk chocolate chips

Cream together butter and sugars. Add vanilla and eggs. Then add flour, soda, and salt. Mix in chocolate chips. Spoon cookies on ungreased tray. Bake at 375 for about 8-10 minutes. Makes four dozen.

Note: don't use self-rising flour. The cookies will rise too much. Stick with the plain flour, soda, and salt combo.


An a couple of Bebe-discovered updates to my basic sandwich bread recipe (you can find that link here). Put the water, yeast, and sugar into the mixing bowl and let sit for 10 minutes before stirring and continuing on with remainder of recipe. This helps the dough rise better. Also, add 1/4 cup of melted butter if you want the bread to stay soft over a few days (not necessary if you will eat it all in one day!).

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