It’s overcast and that means it’s a great day for baking.  Summer always adds that challenge of timing the turning on of the oven with the weather forecast.

Roarke all but erupted when he heard it was baking day.  He lunged for recipe books to flip through photos.  I managed to convince him to stick with some old tried and trues.

Chocolate Chip Cookies have turned me into my grandmother.  I remember being amazed at how she would rattle recipes off from memory, an entire book of them archived behind her salted brown hair.  She seemed so wise.

In her honor:

Wise Guy Chocolate Chip Cookies.

• 1/2 c   Margarine (opt dairy free)
• 1/2 c  Shortening
• 1 c  White Sugar
• 1 c   Brown Sugar
• 2 eggs

Remaining:

• 1tsp baking powder
• 1tsp baking soda
• 1tsp zanthum gum
• 4  1/2 c Flour Alternative ( see previous post)
• 2c chocolate chips

Mix together till creamy then add “remaining” ingredients in order.  Drop on cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven at 325′c for 10 minutes.

This is a standard around here.  Careful though.. this many chocolate chips makes for gooie fingers!