Onwards!
Everytime I turn on the oven, I hear little feet run down the hallway asking if I'll be making cupcakes. When I tell him no, he usually drops his little head and sighs. Such disappointment in a 2 year olds life. We're in the midst of this potty-training business and ::sigh:: it's not really any fun. We weren't really having any progress so I decided to make these as a bribe...
They've worked fairly well, day 3 no accidents!
Alton Brown's "The Chewy"
Ingredients
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (I used 2 1/2tsp)
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I used bittersweet)
Directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
Pour the melted butter in the mixer's work bowl. Add the sugar and brown sugar. Cream the butter and sugars on medium speed. Add the egg, yolk, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Chill the dough, then scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown, checking the cookies after 5 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.
Someone else likes them too...
Z boy goes to pre-preschool a few mornings a week and I've really tried varying his snack/lunch that I send with him. He loves anything mini. I give him mini brussel sprouts and he eats them for pete's sake! Since he was a baby he never liked sweet potatoes so, when I came across this recipe I wanted to try it out.
http://weelicious.com/2011/03/16/mini-sweet-potato-muffins/
I give Zeke as little sugar as possible so I replaced it in this recipe with Sucanat (dried sugar cane).
I highly recommend the muffins and the website, they were a hit with the whole family.
Lastly...
Zeke loves being a big brother and give sister anything she wants, even a taste of his daily apple <3
