Week one victory monday cookies (for a tuesday)

So i asked Rob to choose the victory Monday treats, which i made today and will be brought into work tomorrow because I am off today.  He chose blondies with 3 kinds of chips – white, milk and semisweet.

It was a good win by the Bills, but a heart stopper, for sure.  I was at work and needed to not look at the game constantly in the final 2 minutes because of the stress, and, oh yeah, I needed to focus on my job.  I look up at one point, Houston is marching toward the end zone and there are 36 seconds left.  I look away and assume the game is done and there are… 30 seconds left.  Whenever one of my team is leading, the clock just stops, or seems to go backwards.  Yeesh.  Anyways.  1-0 is 1-0. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Firmly pack your brown sugar into your measuring cup.   And preheat your oven before baking.   I think i may have taken these out a little too soon, but didn’t want them to wind up dry by overbaking by a minute or two, so i popped em in the fridge to firm up.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, melted and cooled 5 to 10 minutes (so your chips don’t melt)
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup white chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Line and 8×8 pan with parchment paper and set aside.  In a bowl, combine melted butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs, yolk and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.   Mix in chips.  Evenly press into prepared pan.   Bake 30 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  If bars seems gushy, pop them in fridge for a few hours to firm up.  Store in covered container.

Go Bills.

Conga/chocolate chip/tollhouse cookie bars

Someone cut these while they were hot!

These cookie bars seem to go by various names – Conga bars, chocolate chip cookie bars, tollhouse bars. Really they are a chocolate chip cookie dough baked in bar form. I got a late start on them tonight, so I melted the butter to speed up the process. I also added an extra yolk and some cornstarch to make them soft. I know they seem a little underdone after 30-32 minutes, but that is enough time. They will continue to bake in the pan and will be just fine once they cool completely. ( if you cook them too long, they will become dry! And that is not acceptable. )

  • Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 /4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 yolk
  • 2 1/2 cups flour (scooped from your flour container into your measuring cup to ensure the right amount)
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Line an 8×8 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray. In a bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, sugar. Add eggs, yolk, vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients. Add 1 1/2 cups,chips. Press evenly into prepared pan. Gently press remaining 1/2 cup chips on top. Bake 30-32 minutes (light golden patches on top). Cool completley. Store in covered container.

Is anything better than a chocolate chip cookie like dessert? (only a Buffalo Bills win)