Cookies, books and April Showers April 28, 2008

So despite the atrocious weather, it had rained all day, I have managed to have a very nice day.

After getting the shopping and other household drudgery out the way; I made Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies and settled down with them, a cup of tea and a book. I’m really enjoying The Thirteenth Tale and the weather seems to add to the enjoyment, it is not the kind of book to read in the sunshine.

The cookies were a success, it’s always hit and miss with me in the kitchen. They did expand to fill up the whole baking tray (does anyone know how to make them stay cookie shaped?) but having extra large cookies doesn’t seem too bad a problem.

I got the recipe from a book I just finished Scrambled eggs at Midnight, great title isn’t it? Every so often there were recipes or lists of places to visit or the characters rules for things inserted into the story. I’m still undecided whether this was quirky or annoying but as the cookies were a success, I guess I’ll go with quirky.

If you fancy giving them a go here is the recipe. I do love cookies with lots of things in!

1 cup of butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup of sugar

1 egg

1 tsp of vanilla

1 1/2 cups of flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 cup of oats

1 cup dried cherries

6oz chocolate chips

1 cup roasted peacans

Cream butter and sugar

Add egg and vaillia

Add flour, baking soda, oats, cherries, pecans, choc chips - Mix.

Bake at 350c for 10 to 12 minutes.

It claims to make 3 dozen but mine made 18 which merged into two giant cookie