Dare to... eat cookies! (Dare to DIY week 3/6)
>> Sunday, November 29, 2009
Welcome to the third Dare to DIY blog party. This one is a yummy one.
Dare to... eat cookies!
(or cake, bars or candy)
As we begin to attend holiday parties, share your favorite cookie recipe or a new recipe for all to enjoy. It's like a digital cookie swap. Share a recipe and a review of the cookie. If you can, add a picture. And, don't worry about extra calories. At Christmas, cookies are calorie-free.
Here's what I came up with. I decided to try a new cookie recipe for the challenge, because I'm not much of a baker. This was actually one of the harder challenges for me, because I cook more than bake (and I don't do either extravagantly).
My problem with baking is that nothing I make turns out very pretty. And, part of me never wants to try sugar cookies or anything on Bakerella because everything seems difficult. And baking shouldn't be difficult. My mom always made homemade cookies. And, she just whipped them up. Definitely didn't seem difficult.
So, I decided to try something else. I'd been wanting to try the Neiman-Marcus cookies that my friend Stephanie posted on her blog. While she dispelled the myth that these are the same recipe used at the store, they looked mighty yummy.
And, considering that after baking them this morning, Ryan ate 5 or 6 of them, I think they must be yummy. You should try these, they are really delicious and quite simple (just the way I like it).
Neiman-Marcus Cookies
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups blended oatmeal
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
12 oz. chocolate chips
4 oz. Hershey Bar (grated) (found in baking aisle)
2-3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375*F. Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.
(As an aside, isn't the tablecloth lovely? My maid-of-honor Ashley gave this to us for our wedding with matching napkins. It's one of the most beautiful things I own and it matches our curtains perfectly. Thanks, Ashley.)
So, now it's your turn!
A couple of guidelines:
1. Please link to the specific post, not your general blog address.
2. Please include a teaser of your post in parenthese - for example, I would write NewlyWoodwards (Neiman-Marcus cookies).
3. Link your post back up to NewlyWoodwards with text or this button.
Also, please visit at least one other blog below and comment! This will help us all meet each other.
(Reminder: I will post ideas for next week's party tomorrow. Then, I will pick a few favorite recipes to share on Thursday or Friday.)
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20 people have something to say:
These look very yummy. I've never heard of blending oatmeal for cookies, but it sounds good to me! I'll have to give these a try.
Very good, I'll take one please!!
OHHHH I want some now!!
Kim, Thank you again for hosting this party! I am so happy to have found your site and will also be a follower :)
I am having my annual Cookie exchange with my friends and neighbors in 2 weeks, so this is perfect! Excited to see all the great recipes!
Wendy
Those look delicious, Kimmy. And I want to try that recipe every time I see it floating around on e-mail.
Mmm....I do love me some Aunt Lanie chocolate chip cookies....she always make the best ones!
Jessica
They look almost too pretty to eat......almost.
Just like I almost planned our whole T-Day meal around the red wines I had picked out for the occasion. Almost.
Wha-what?! =]
Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! Mmmmm, being carted out in a wheelbarrow & chai tea lattes...my faves.
Yummy - those cookies look so good! I'll take one :)
Our recipes are very similar- I love the mixture of the oatmeal with the chocolate- yum!
Hi Kim! I'm new to your blog! Love it! It's so nice to meet you!
I joined the party but messed up. :( Can you delete #18 (my first entry?) Great first impression, huh? I'm sorry!
Have a great week! Thanks for hosting such a fun party!
Roeshel
I have a cookie recipe called the Nieman Marcus Cookie that is totally different.
How Funny is that
Cheri
These look delish, Kim!! Yum.
{PS - I forgot to include your button but have updated my post. It now links back to this party.}
Yum! Chocolate chip cookies with oatmeal are one of my favorite!
Those look so delicious! I couldn't get it together this week. I had zero time to bake, so I'll be back next week for #4!
These look so yummy! Thanks for sharing!
whoop whoop thanks for the shout out!! weren't they delicious?!
I'm so mad at you. I just gained 5 pounds looking at those cookies. So much for my November resolution to eat less chocolate.
Seriously though, I'm so bookmarking this recipe. It looks so fabulous !!
Okay, so I'm only a little late this time ;p
http://leedawn82.blogspot.com/2009/12/yum-diy-dare-cookie-exchange.html
I made missouri cookies- chocolate, oatmeal and peanut butter.
I think I'm caught up now, but good news- I'm ahead of the game for next week. Now I need to go comment on everyone's past three creations.
I love this weeks cookie party. When am I ever going to find time to bake all these awesome cookies? I love your DIY parties. I am so impressed by some of these cookie recipes and I can't wait to try some.
Noone could ever come up with a better post, except you. The make a homemade holiday gift is 2 steps above this one. You have an awesome blog!
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