Nothing wrong with easy, if that’s what it takes

February 3, 2010

As I mentioned earlier, January was a blur of activity here in loveyland. Something with chocolate was definitely in order, but I was too worn out to attempt anything new or complicated. As I sat there with my fist in the Costco-sized bag of chocolate chips, trying to decide what to make and getting whinier by the minute, it came to me. Classic Toll House cookies! Nah, still too complex. Who wants to take the energy to individually scoop out cookies *and* have to put them on a tray???

Absent-mindedly reading the back of the bag – a habit I’ve had as long as I’ve been reading (seriously, who can eat without something to read?) – it hit me between the eyes like a freaking sledgehammer. Toll House cookie BARS! Perfect solution when you need something reeeealllly easy and comfortable. We ended up eating a couple of them, just enough to get a taste, and then the next morning the rest went to mrslovey’s work, where they were devoured instantly. There’s a reason these are a classic.

ORIGINAL NESTLE TOLL HOUSE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (PAN COOKIE VARIATION)

2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 cup (12 oz) Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate morsels

1 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans, yum!)

Preheat oven to 375F
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in small bowl.
Beat butter, sugars and vanilla in large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs, once at a time, beating well after each addition.
Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts.
Spread dough into greased 15×10 inch jelly-roll pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes (mine were perfect at 22) or until golden brown.
Let cool completely in pan on wire rack before cutting.

Posted in Brownies and Bars | Tagged bars, chocolate, cookiebars, nom, pecans |

3 comments

o.m.gee YUM. (minus the nuts) wish i worked w/ mrslovey!!
by Carolynn February 3, 2010 at 11:30 pm

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- You can make them minus nuts! Work with me, mrslovey, or just live nearby (hint, hint), any of these options would keep you well-supplied with treats!
  by loveysoven February 3, 2010 at 11:42 pm
  
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Next time try making the toll-house cookie pie….another melt in your mouth morsel of deliciousness.
by kat February 4, 2010 at 7:53 am

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I’m a hobbyist baker who gets rave reviews on my output – “you should do more with your baking! you have skills!” – so here I am, blogging as I experiment. We’ll see if more than 3 people read along. One reason for this project is to encourage me to bake more. Currently I’ll go through phases where I don’t bake for weeks on end, followed immediately by a weekend where I just MUST bake at least 700 things. I’m hoping this will even it out a bit. Due to a touch of (undiagnosed, unmedicated, but oh-so-there) ADD, I am sometimes paralyzed with all the different choices of what to make next. To that end, I’m going to attempt a different category each month, to help direct my efforts. Of course random things might still pop up, but I’ll try to keep to the month’s theme as much as possible. As time progresses I’ll be working on developing more of my own recipes, but to start it will mostly be one of the zillion recipes in my ‘to try’ file. Anything used that isn’t my own will be appropriately recognized. Anyway, thanks for popping in, hope you enjoy. If you see any glaring mistakes or stupidity, please feel free to (gently) let me know.

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