Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

The girls were hungry for cookie dough, and I just wasn't in the "Christmas Cookie" kind of mood quite yet...so we made these. They were really good. The "double" part of the title comes from two types of chocolate chips (NOT chocolate dough). The original recipe actually only called for 2 SIZES of chips (regular semi-sweet AND mini semi-sweet), but I changed it to be two different flavors of chips. I'm thinking "triple" would be good too, including white chocolate chips or peanut butter chips...This recipe was adapted from Crisco (but we added less chips AND the two different flavors...we go for the "less is more" approach when it comes to chocolate chips, m & m's etc. in cookies). These cookies are darker in color because of the generous amount of vanilla & brown sugar.

1 1/4 c brown sugar
3/4 c butter flavored Crisco
2 Tbl milk
1 Tbl vanilla extract
1 egg
1 3/4 c flour
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c milk chocolate chips

Cream sugar with shortening, milk and vanilla. Add egg. Add flour, salt & soda. Stir in chips.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes at 375.

Oatmeal Cherry Chip Cookies

I can't even think of a catchy name for these. Any suggestions? I was toying around with recipes I found and ingredients I had on hand and came up with these. So yummy and fall like.

1 c butter or margarine (I used a stick of each)
1 c brown sugar
1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 c dried tart cherries
1/2 c chocolate chips
(also, I would have added nuts if anyone else liked them...)

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Stir in oats, cherries and chips.

I used my large cookie scoop and it made about 24 big cookies. With this size cookie, it took about 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes

One of my all time favorites is "breakfast for dinner". We do this more often than I'd like to admit. French toast is great for getting rid of old bread and THIS recipe is great for getting rid of brown, mushy bananas.


Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes

1 c flour
1 egg
1 c milk
1 to 2 mashed bananas
2 T oil
1 T sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 T baking powder
cooking spray
chocolate chips

Mix first 8 ingredients together. Spoon on hot, sprayed griddle (approx. 1/4 c per pancake). Sprinkle with chocolate chips before flipping. Serve with maple syrup, spray whipped cream, and fresh berries.