Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches

i wanted cookies + frosting, so that = Chewy Choc Chip Cookies + frosting (recipe below)


Frosting:
1/2 cup Crisco
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1/4-1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
4- 4 1/2 cups confection sugar

beat crisco & butter- alternitaly add milk & sugar & then add vanilla.
adjust sugar/milk till desired consistancy is obtained.

make the cookies & cool completely- then using a pastry bag with a star tip squeeze a desired amount of frosting in between two cookies.

i also rolled half the cookies in choc chips.

allow the frosting to harden overnight (at least)

enjoy!!!

chewy chocolate chip cookies/ marinating chicken

Thick, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter, at room temperature 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar object
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (12 oz.)




Preparation:

1. In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
2. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. Drop dough in 2-tablespoon (1/8-cup) portions, 2 inches apart, onto buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets. (i hate washing pans so i use the Reynolds Heavy Duty No Stick Foil)
4. Bake in a 400° oven until cookies are lightly browned and no longer wet in the center (break one open to check), 8-10 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.
5. With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool. If hot cookies start to break, slide a thin spatula under them to release; let stand on pan to firm up, 2 to 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.


i made two batches- 1 using semi sweet chocolate chunks & 1 using milk chocolate chips. yum.











i also started marinating the chicken we're going to have with our yummy potatoes tomorrow night. i simply trimmed off all the fat- cut 1 inch slits into each breast- and threw them in a bowl with a little bit of the following:

vinegar
vermouth
water
vegetable oil
sea salt
pepper
white pepper
parsley
basil
onion powder
allspice
red pepper flakes
paprika &
minced garlic

you throw it all into the bowl with the chicken, shake it all up & let it marinate for at least 12 hours or so. we'll use it tomorrow night so it'll get to marinate all day long! woo hoo! i'm stoked to see how dinner comes out tomorrow!
God Bless

big & chewy chocolate chip cookies

Big & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 325° degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets & they'll be chewy

yum!
well, back from our vacation to AZ & CA. it was sunny & warm there- and we've come back to snow & cold. nice.