Baking has always been a challenge for me. It all began in my formative years: I received an Easy-Bake Oven one Christmas and decided to make cookies in it. I followed the recipe (as closely as an 8 year old can). Slid the pan in the oven and set the timer. 5 minutes later the house filled with smoke. I had forgotten to take the plastic spatula out of the oven after sliding the pan in. To make matters worse, the plastic melted shut the oven door. I was forced to pull the plug and my very first batch of cookies were never to be realized.

By now you’ve probably noticed that there is no picture to wow you at the top of this post. There’s a reason for that and it has something to do with this recipe turning into a Kitchen Disaster – in which case it will soon appear on that page as well. The cookies tasted delicious, but were definitely lacking in the presentation department. At the end of this post is my analysis of what I believe is the reason for why the cookies turned out how they did.

Nothing melted or caught fire during baking, but these cookies were still quite challenging. Read on to see what happened! Read the rest of this entry →

These cookies are a meal in themselves. Okay, I’m gonna attempt to justify their inclusion in every and all diet plans. Dark chocolate = antioxidants (that’s a given to every chocoholic). Oats – doesn’t every diet have oatmeal as a staple for energy? Coconut, I believe the new health fad is fat from coconuts are good/healthy in some way. But hey! Look at that, we’ve made such a delicious cookie into a healthy cookie.

For that, you deserve a second one. Here’s how you can make that happen… Read the rest of this entry →

Nothing fancy going on here (despite the plate). These cookies are lovely, but get stale after four or five days. Hopefully, yours won’t linger that long. These guys are BIG. Granted, I used 2 tbsp per cookie, but they spread. I was able to work in batches of six, but I cranked out 20 instances of yummy goodness.

Here’s what went down… Read the rest of this entry →