guilt-free

Cookies, cakes, pies, casseroles, pastas...too much food. I cook to eat, and I've been cooking a lot lately. So one would think I should feel guilty when I get up to pull a batch of cookies out of the oven in 5...4...3...2.....
Okay, these things smell good. As I was saying...guilty...yeah, not so much. Not at all, actually, because most of the stuff I make is pretty tasty. And, on top of that, my experiments benefit the four of you who actually read this thing. Now that I have justified my shameless indulgence, here's my next recipe :)

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

What you'll need:

3/4 cup Butter, softened

3/4 cup creamy Peanut Butter, softened

1 & 1/2 cups packed Brown Sugar

3/4 cup Sugar

3 Eggs

3 tablespoons Light Corn Syrup

3 tablespoons Water

1 tablespoon Vanilla

3 & 3/4 cups Flour

1 & 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda

3/4 teaspoon Salt

3 cups semi-sweet Chocolate Chips

What you'll do:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Cream together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and sugar until smooth

3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, add the corn syrup, water, & vanilla, and then the rest of the dry ingredients

4. Fold in the chocolate chips and drop onto lightly greased baking sheets

5. Bake 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown

>>Lemme just tell ya, sometimes that moment on your lips is worth the lifetime on your hips...this is one of those occasions<<