Sunday, November 15, 2015

100 Best Cookies Take Twenty-Three: Chocolate Chip and Triple-Peanut Drops

These two recipes I made for Reble to bake for her family on Thanksgiving. Even though I had to package up most of the dough to put in the freezer for her, I made sure to bake one to eat so I could write a full report for you, my imaginary reader. 
(One day I'll probably tell someone about this blog, so maybe I should be saying my future reader. don't wanna offend anyone, even if they're currently nonexistent.)
We picked the recipie sitting in church (after church, of course), and I went over to her house later that evening to bake them. I tell you that because she wasn't home, and for the first time, I got to let myself in the house. I'm really part of the family now, guys! Hooray! Though honestly, they've treated me like family for almost a year now. So this just made it more official. 
I got in and whipped up recipie 26, then I came to 23. It was pretty simple. Here's the special ingredients:


Start with the butters:


and beat them together for 30 seconds. Don't short it, or it won't look beautiful! 


Add the sugars, baking soda, and salt. 


Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla. Then add the flour. Don't get confused: two different steps, only one picture. 


Then add the peanut stuff! 


Here's the dough all stirred together. Sorry it's lumped into Saran Wrap, I forgot to take a picture before I put it in the freezer for Reble. 

I baked a few, of course. To taste! To report to you!


Here's the cute, tiny cookies. 


Here's the report: 

Taste: 7/10 They were good, but didn't blow me away. Would I make them again? I'm not sure. (Helpful, I know. Maybe just decide for yourself if they look yummy enough, then try them if you want.)
Easy-To-Make: 8/10 Super easy to make, the only part that was a little bit time-consuming was unwrapping the Reese's and cutting them. But honestly, I like Reese's, so I didn't mind. 
Visual: 9/10 I thought they were so cute! And they looked unique because not many cookies have peanuts or Reese's bits in them.  

There you have it! Here's the link:
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/triple-peanut-and-chocolate-chip-cookies/


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