Ruth and I used to be neighbors, but now we live a few thousand miles apart. I used to bake cookies all the time, then unload them on Ruth and her husband so I wouldn’t eat them all myself. The arrangement seemed to work well for all involved. I could engage in compulsive baking and appear generous. Ruth and her husband got cookies.
Recently she left a comment that reminded me of those days, and even hinted that cookies could promote political civility. I offered to post a photo. These aren’t my masterpiece (the recipe for those is below), but they’re the ones I have the ingredients for! May the harmony of our discourse rise to the level of that between chip and dough, and may all the best elements of our culture adhere as pleasingly…
Want a really good cookie? Here’s my recipe for Supercookies. They conform to my philosophy of cookies as conveyors of maximum decadence, and dough strictly as an adhesive for the good stuff:
3/4 c. butter-flavored Crisco
1-1/4 c. brown sugar
1 T. vanilla
2 T. half-and-half
1 egg
1-3/4 c. flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 can deluxe mixed nuts
1 c. mini semisweet chocolate chips
2 c. peanut butter m&m’s
1 c. milk chocolate m&m’s
Mix; drop by rounded tablespoonfuls; bake at 375 for 7-8 minutes.
Poetry Friday is at Adventures in Daily Living today.
This post made my day! YUM!! I firmly believe cookies can promote political civility, and lots of other things. What a great food for thought quote, too. *steals one of the cookies from the plate*
I am going to get some gf choc. chip cookies out of the freezer right now. It’s time for tea!
Thanks for the recipe. Yum! I heard that Cookie Monster now eats salad sometimes. I think I liked him better as a cookie glutton.
I just read Mary Lee’s post on the Dog Wish. I think I have a Cookie Monster Wish (yeah, pre-salad).
Yum! I’ve been begging for that recipe for years. And I was thinking while looking at that lovely picture how yummier they would be with some heath bar chips. Ohhh… Peanut butter chips plus heath. Oh decadence! I’m going to christen my new stove with some cookie baking. The combinations / contemplations are endless!
Wow, those look scrumptious. My great weakness is chocolate chip cookies! I’m dying to try your recipe now.
yum!!!!
I love that song….I watched SS videos for hours when the kids were little:)
Those cookies look and sound delicious!!
Made the cookies for hubby’s birthday yesterday. They were a huge hit! Thanks!
I’m so glad! I bought the ingredients yesterday to make some myself… Maybe this afternoon.
Made some for my dad’s birthday. YUM. I decided to use Heath chips and mini choco chips and dark brown sugar and pecans. Oh they turned out very delicious!