I made this batch of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies this morning and sent it off this afternoon to Jon's cousin Rachael, who's away at music camp. (Playing the piano can be tiring. I hope these cookies give Rachael a nice pick-me-up before she performs.) Here, with my best imitation of the photography over at Smitten Kitchen, is a visual process analysis of making cookies.
Grind the oats and assemble the dry ingredients. When it comes to the chocolate, I advocate the KISS method: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Hershey's milk chocolate and Nestle semisweet chips are perfect.
Cream together the creamables: the butter and dark brown sugar.
Combine the wet ingredients: the eggs, vanilla, and milk. I like to scramble everything together to ensure that all the wet ingredients are evenly distributed before I add them to the creamables.
Add the wet ingredients to the creamables. Give everything a whirl in the mixer.
Add the dry ingredients to the combined wet ingredients and creamables. (Mmm...smells good.)
Use a cookie scoop to form the dough into balls. (Try not eat all the raw dough). Bake. Let cookies cool...or not, depending on whether you like your cookies served hot or cooled.
These cookies are delish.
They might be my most fave yet!
Posted by: Princess Ariele | July 18, 2008 at 04:11 PM
Hi, Princess Ariele. Jon said you loved these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies when he brought them in to work. I'm glad you've joined the ranks of the real-life cookie tasters. Totes thanks! :-)
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | July 18, 2008 at 05:29 PM
I really like your visual process photography! Can you do more of it? I made your choc chip cookies this morning, they were super delicious; come see!
Posted by: stripeydots | July 18, 2008 at 05:30 PM
Hi, Amelia. Thanks! I'm going to make Blueberry Muffin Top Cookies again tomorrow--this time for Jon's mom. I'll do another "process" set of photos. Stay tuned.
Oh...and I'm heading over to your blog now to check out the oatmeal choc. chip cookies.
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | July 18, 2008 at 05:49 PM
This visual process is so life-like I almost feel like I baked a batch of cookies myself! The only thing missing is the smell - and the taste. Can't wait for tomorrow for that!
Posted by: Lorraine | July 18, 2008 at 09:09 PM
Hi, Lorraine. Thanks!
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | July 20, 2008 at 08:43 PM