My Little Cook

I love baking! I have better chances in baking than cooking ordinary meals like Tinola or Adobong Manok. Actually, I haven’t had any success with chicken. Nakakahiya!

Anyway, I started baking again and made use of the oven this time.   We’ve been using the Turbo Broiler since we got back. Started using the gas oven last Christmas.

For the holiday season, I made lasagna for the family. I never had the chance to take some step by step picture but I ‘d like to share something else. I baked cookies and had the chance to do some photo opps while preparing and baking :) I’ve tried baking oatmeal cookie when we were still in the US but never perfected it. This time, I believe, I did it! Thanks to more wiser me. *LOL*

Anyway, I made two different type of cookies in two consecutive days. On the first day, I made Oatmeal cookie with chocolate chips and on the second day, I made Chocolate cookies. All recipes were from Allrecipes.com with some adjustments.

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SOFT OATMEAL COOKIE

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ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1-1/2 cups quick cook oats

directions
a. Cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in egg then stir in vanilla. Set aside creamed mixture.
b. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture.
c. Mix in oats.
d. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
e. Roll the dough into balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. I made use of the measuring spoon to make dough balls.
f. Bake for 8 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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CHOCOLATE COOKIE

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ingredients
1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 egg
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

directions
a. Over medium heat, cook the sugar, butter and water, stirring occasionally until melted. Remove from heat, stir in the chocolate chips until melted and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
b. Pour the chocolate mixture into a large bowl, and beat in the egg.
c. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt and stir into the chocolate mixture.
d. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
e. Roll cookie dough into balls and place 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheets. Again, I made use of the measuring spoon to make dough balls.
f. Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven.

I like the small sized chocolate cookie better, it was crispier compared to the big ones.