Cookie Baking

Lillian and I decided to surprise Daddy with his favorite Chocolate Chip cookies today. I called his grandparents and asked for the recipe and to my luck we had all the ingredients. (I'd give you the recipe but then I'd have to kill you!) I got to mixing and stirring and beating and something just didn't look right. I scooped them onto the baking sheet and let them cook. 10 minutes later they were still in dough balls. Something was definitely not right. I had to ruin the surprise and sent Daddy an email with pictures of the failed batch.

they were very crumbley

I knew I had all the ingredients right and asked Kevin what I did wrong. He immediately thought the shortening could be bad and he was correct. Expiration date of Oct. 2013. YUCK! I preceded to throw out that batch and headed to Target for more ingredients. When we got back home I let Lillian help me. It was her first time baking cookies! 

This little sneaky sneak kept stealing the chocolate chips

right out of mixer too! (Don't worry we wash our hands very well while baking.) 

first taste...

and of course she was a big fan. I asked her how they tasted and she said "MMmmm" and preceded to sign more. I loved making these cookies because they were a special treat for Daddy and a fun memory with Lillian.