Tuesday, October 13, 2009

30 Thankful Days in Photos: Day 2

Yesterday I got out everything to make chocolate chip cookies. I washed out my Kitchen Aid bowl and set out all of the ingredients on the counter except one: shortening. I realized I didn't have any. I've been wanting to bake cookies for a while now, so I decided to run to the commissary really quickly and pick some up. Just as I was leaving, Jer and Matt (his friend) walked in and told me we were invited to dinner at Lisa's house. This is good news because it means I don't have to cook, and Lisa always prepares yummy food. So, they went to Lisa's and I ran to the store first and met them there.
Today I am making my chocolate chip cookies. They taste so much better with butter flavor Crisco than regular butter. I used my mom's applesauce chocolate chip cookie recipe. I also tweaked it a little and substituted part of the sugar with Splenda. I'm trying to duplicate the taste of the sweets here in Europe--they have a hint of sweetness, but do not overpower with sugar. They are perfect! I love these cookies! Today I am really thankful for applesauce chocolate chip cookies. And to add to that, I love my Kitchen Aid, so I'm thankful for that too!

3 comments:

Chantele Sedgwick said...

Kitchen Aid's are the best! I love mine, even though it's an older model. Your red one is so cute and the cookies look great!

mle said...

I want to eat them! I'm grateful for your blog post! :D

Melanie said...

Applesauce cookies are the absolute best!!! Just looking at your pictures makes me want to run to the store to get the supplies to make them.