Hubby's Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

I came home from a walk with my girl friends the other night [with a frozen face and frozen legs] and my husband was waiting to watch our show together with freshly baked chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. 
BOOYEA!!!!!! It's official, he's my favourite.
I quickly changed into my pyjamas, wrapped 3 blankets around me, and snuggled up on the couch with 3 cookies and a large glass of milk. Not to my surprise (cause you see, Blake is an awesome food-maker, cause he is an at-heart food-lover), they were amazing. In fact, I am about to eat another one for my afternoon snack. Jealous? Go make them ;)

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

INGREDIENTS______________________________________________________________________

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup + 1 Tbs flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cup oats (we use quick oats)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS_______________________________________________________________________

1. Preheat the oven at 325.
2. Cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. Combine the dry and the wet ingredients.
4. Mix in the oatmeal and chocolate chips. Place rounded balls of dough on a cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes or until slightly golden (keep an eye out so they're just perfect to your liking).

Enjoy--with a tall glass a milk!

Cathy

Double Chocolate Rolo Cookies

When I rated this recipe in my cookbook, I rated it a 1000 out of 10. My husband thought I was the most amazing woman on earth.  They are simply delicious and because they're tiny little cookies, you eat way too many!!

And in case you care, I'm sure you all do, I am due today. Yep, today. I need a plate of these right now. They induce labor, right? I'm sure they do...

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup softened butter
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 75 Rolo chocolates

1. Mix the flour, cocoa, and baking soda.
2. In a separate bowl, beat the sugar and butter. Add the vanilla and eggs and combine well.
3. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture, and combine well. Chill cookie dough for 1 hour.
4. Shape dough in small (about 1 1/2 tsp) around a Rolo. Make sure the Rolo is completely covered.
5. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, and chill again for 1 hour more.
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 7-8 minutes, then cool on wire rack.

You will LOVE these!!!
Cathy

Source: Canadian Bible Society Celebration Cookbook, Wilma King and Gwen Louiselle