No More Splats!

Well I'm back already (did ya miss me?) to post a project I did last night.  You see, every time I make cookies they turn out awful.  I follow directions...most of the time...but even the rolls of dough you buy and just plop down on the pan I seem to mess up.  My family teases me about my special cookies and have named them "splats" because that's really what they are...dough that has been splatted on a pan.  They look like pancakes but flatter.  I couldn't figure out my problem.  Too much cooking spray on the pan?  Not enough baking soda or baking powder?  Surely I'm not doomed to make splats forever...

I decided yesterday to put an end to the reign of splats and make some completely-from-scratch chocolate chip cookies.  I have been just kinda throwing everything in the bowl and mixing it up (eventually it's all incorporated, right?).  Turns out that doesn't work.  I found that when I took my time and was careful to follow all the directions, they turned out perfectly!  Here is my step-by-step process to make homemade chocolate chip cookies for all of you cookie-making-challenged people out there like myself:

First, put on a fresh pot of coffee because...well, why not?

MMMMM!!!

 As my mother-in-love would say, "assemble your players!"

Notice my new vanilla, Spanish vainilla straight from Cancun  (Thanks, Abby!)

Okay, here we go.  First, preheat your oven to 375 degrees.  Cream two sticks of room temperature butter with half a cup each of brown sugar and white sugar. 

 Then add two eggs and mix.

Add 1 tsp each of baking soda, salt, and vanilla.

Slowly add 2 cups flour.  I added it a half cup at a time to get it fully incorporated.

 The best part is next:  add the chocolate chips!  I used one and a half cups.

Now wipe your drool...don't want it ruining the cookies!

 Drop spoonfuls of dough two inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.  Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

While you're waiting on them to bake, fix yourself and your husband a cup of fresh java.  Add in pumpkin spice creamer for a fall explosion in your mouth!  I am drinking out of my new coffee cup from (can you guess) Cancun :)  (thanks again, Abby!) 

Would you look at these perfectly baked cookies?  This is my redemption batch:  no more splats!

I think I'll reward myself...this one has my name on it!

Last step:  share them with someone you love.  Enjoy baby!

Love, 

Hannah Elise