captive thoughts, clean plates and chelsea's cookies.

i have been in a funk.  the kind where you sort of know why (and the reasons may be valid), but sort of want to tell yourself to get over it, be a big girl, quit being selfishly faithless, and just plain trust the Lord.  my honey prayed for me and recited all the ways the Lord has been faithful to us in the past. - if i want to feel overwhelming love, kindness and unending grace, i must dwell on these things.  i think it's part of renewing your mind and taking your thoughts captive.  it helps keep my sporadic vagabond brain from drifting into fruitless lands.

on a much lesser degree, there's something else that really cheers me up... my kids actually eating the meal i prepared without a fight.  on normal occasions, they come armed for food battle with their ridiculously cute smiles and endless pleadings to be finished without even tasting anything that rests on their plate.  but yesterday was different.  yesterday was glorious.  meal time was easy... it was a miracle of sorts... my kiddos cleaned their plates at lunch and dinner.  which meant one thing.  a celebration was ON.

and thankfully, i was equipped and ready with chocolate chip cookies of the egg free variety, the only kind this house allows.  

finally, thanks to this box stuck in the 70's but really only bought a few days ago at the grocery store, our chocolate chip cookies tasted normal for once.  not flaxy, not vinegary, but normal.  for the first time we didn't miss the eggs.  egg allergy ridden people rejoice!  there's serious hope.  i've tasted it.

it took only two big try to shove it all in your mouth at once bites for him to finish.  he's never tasted such a tasty treat.

paired with the egg free victory powder, this recipe now holds the ticket to my chocolate shaped heart.  it is the perfect pairing of crunchy, cakey and soft along with a not-too-flour-y or not-too-sugary balance.  i can now proclaim like the rest of the world, that i have the best cookie recipe in existence.  

i have a very useful (wink, wink) degree in political science, i am one of those odd weirdos that enjoys the political scene.  in fact, i recently declared to my friend that george w. bush most assuredly would have a crush on me instead of her, just because of my diploma.  ; ) i don't always enjoy cooking; so in an almost genius moment, i bought this cookbook a long time ago in hopes of it helping me relish the kitchen. years later, i can't say that it livened up my cooking time much, but it's totally worth the buy just for these bad boys.  chocolate chip cookies are also really good at taking my blue-colored, gloomy glasses off.  : )

Chelsea's Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Walter Scheib

*1 large egg (or EnerG egg replacer!)

*1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened


*½ cup granulated sugar

*1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

*1 ¼ cups cake flour

*½ teaspoon salt

*½ teaspoon baking soda

*1 ¼ cups semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease two cookie sheets.

2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.

3. Sift the flour, salt, and baking soda together, add to the mixture, and blend well, then stir in the chips.

4. Place the dough in 2-tablespoon portions onto the cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between the cookies.

5. Bake until lightly golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool briefly in the pans, and serve warm or at room temperature. Makes about 24 cookies.

-carissa

linking with rach.  delicious egg free cookies plus clean plated-ness are some favorites, for sure.

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