Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies of All Time

I haven't felt much like cooking.  It's been in the 90's and humid, work has been nuts, and William is a busy guy at summer camp!  But tonight, The Boys wanted chocolate chip cookies and Steve goes, "NOT healthy ones!"  I decided I'd make them as healthy as could...unbeknownst to Steve. So, basically, they are whole wheat and have less sugar in them - and I used Earth Balance instead of butter, of course! Steve ate one and proclaimed them the best chocolate chip cookies of all time.  Mission: Accomplished!  They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.  The perfect cookie.

1 cup spelt flour (you could use whole wheat, if you don't have spelt)
1 cup whole wheat white flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup Earth Balance "butter" - melted
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
scant 1/2 cup white sugar
1 TBS vanilla
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325.  Stir together melted butter and sugars.  Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.  Stir until creamy.  Sprinkle in baking soda and salt.  Slowly add in flours. Mix just until combined.  Stir in chocolate chips. Bake for 17-20 minutes.  Let rest for 5 minutes before removing from baking pan and cooling on rack.

And now, this week's (late) meal plan - we have been flying by the seat of our pants.  Last week, we had deli turkey (deli meat is NOT my favorite thing) in pita pockets for dinner one night. Things got that bad.

Monday: I had a friend over for dinner, so I just set out all the taco salad fixin's and let everyone make what they wanted.
Tuesday: chicken nachos (SUPER good) -  I just threw a couple chicken breasts into the crockpot with a can of salsa and a packet of taco seasoning.  Then shredded it over nachos with melted cheese and sour cream.  You could add whatever you wanted: black olives, peppers, tomatoes, onions, lettuce...
Wednesday: salmon on the grill
Thursday: out
Friday: brown butter chicken, mushrooms and caramelized onions over angel hair pasta (a Steve fav)
Saturday: Drew, Jess, and Griffin are here!!!!!

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