Baking IS my therapy!

So Courtney just got home from an almost week at Annie's (thanks Annie!) and Kade's been at Scout Camp all week, which means it has been a very quiet week. Tomorrow we get to go see Kade at camp so Courtney and I decided to bake a treat to take to the boys (if they last that long . . . seriously). My old standby as far as treats go has always been chocolate chip cookies. I love things like lemon bars, chocolate cake, cheesecake, etc. but there is just something about chocolate chip cookies (and the dough) that never lets me down. Simple goodness.

So I am sharing my favorite recipe along with pictures I took to experiment with the "food" setting on my camera. (Seriously, there is a food setting. Seriously.)

Nieman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 C. butter, softened
1 C. white sugar
1 C. packed brown sugar

2 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 C. oatmeal (grind the oatmeal in your blender until it looks like flour)
2 C. flour

lots o' chocolate chips (or broken up Rolos and chocolate chips)

Mix ingredients together and Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes. Try not to all of the dough before you get them baked.


Mmmmmmmmm . . . cookie dough.


The finished product. Hope they make it til tomorrow!