At some point a long time ago I put out a cup of utter on the counter in a Ziploc bag just so that it could warn up to room temperature softness. I had plans to bake with it. I didn’t get around to it right away, unfortunately. A month went by where every day I’d look at the butter wondering whether I’d find some reason to use it. Yesterday I finally decided to get off my butt to do something about that. I decided to make a batch of cookies using my standard chocolate chip cookie recipe. No, I didn’t want to make shortbread because that required rolling. I wanted this to be a less fuss-worthy affair. I needed two ingredients, so I scanned my cupboard for options. In the end I decided to go with dried cranberries and semisweet chocolate chips. I took the standard chocolate chip cookie recipe and tossed in one cup of dried cranberries. Those cranberries had been sitting around since the new year. See, I originally wanted to use them in the new year to make holiday cookies. Unfortunately, I just never got around to it. Good thing is those dried cranberries held together really well. Well, holy shit, the combination of chocolate chips and cranberries just rocks. There’s a sweet, tart, melty, chewy quality to the resulting cookies that’s just ridiculously awesome.
So yeah, now I’m stuck with a ridiculously huge pile of cookies. I’ll find one way or another to get rid of them, besides consuming it all. I do want to make another batch soon. I’ve already decided that white chocolate cashew is next. However, I really need to work on finding a way to make it all fit into my healthy eating thing. I will make it fit, no doubt. Still.
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3 comments
thethoughtherder says:
Tue. July 20, 2010 at 3:23 pm (UTC -5 )
I have been looking forward to making and consuming a disgusting amount of chocolate chip cookies for a while, but I’m also trying to get my waist band and general fitness in check. So as it stands I am on a self imposed cookie, chocolate, soft drink, any other non healthy crap ban until further notice.
Once thing that has come out of it though is that in the hot weather home made lemonade is awesome and following a hint from Gordon Ramsay a couple of basil leaves make it even tastier. Beats the hell out of a coke.
Jay says:
Tue. July 20, 2010 at 11:32 pm (UTC -5 )
I am a firm believer that chocolate chip cookies can still fit in your food intake even when you’re trying to get fit. All about moderation, no?
Lemonade does sound great, but I’d be afraid that the sugar content would be high. It seems too easy to drink a whole pitcher of the stuff. The basil tip though sounds pretty cool.
thethoughtherder says:
Wed. July 21, 2010 at 8:09 pm (UTC -5 )
Yeah absolutely, moderations the key, but I kinda have to shelve the chocolate chip cookies to allow for the beer combustion. It does kinda take away from the ‘everything’ but I have to choose certain non healthy items at different times. Cookies have to wait for their spot on the list again…..