Day Four

Day Four will have to be put on hold because I am terribly sick. I woke up at 4 am, with the full intention of going to yoga at 9:15, right after the baking gig. But baking and making soup lasted til about 10, and instead of waiting around for the 12 o'clock class, I went home, took some Dayquil, and tried to sleep it off. No luck. Woke up with an insane craving for chocolate chip cookies. And let me tell you, this craving led me to find the best recipe I have tried yet. I guess I like my cookies soft, not as chewy as Lebovitz's version. And this recipe made me realize that I should use AllRecipes more often. I keep telling myself that whenever I make a successful find there...

Anyway, I halved the recipe because I didn't want too many cookies lurking in the house. Here is the halved version:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp hot water
1/4 tsp salt
1-1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Yea, I know. You saw hot water on the list and thought Wtf? I know I did. But it makes sense. Bear with me.

Preheat oven to 350F.
Cream butter and sugars.
Beat in egg. Stir in vanilla.
In a separate bowl, dissolve baking soda in hot water. Then add it to the batter with salt.
Stir in flour and chocolate.

Wax paper on cookie sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes. If you have time, chill the dough for as long as you can before using it. Though with this recipe, I made tiny cookie scoops as soon as I finished making the dough (I was really Craving Cookies), and I found that they hadn't spread at All (hence why they are so f'n amazing right now). But if you can, I'd try to chill the dough. It's always easier to work with when the dough is chilled.

Okay time for me to crawl back into bed now. Drink lots of water, guys. And take lots of vitamins. Being sick just isn't fun at all.