While perusing some of my favorite blogs yesterday, I came across this recipe for chocolate chip cookies made with olive oil instead of butter. I’ve made olive oil cake before, and I like using it when I make bread, so using it in cookies didn’t seem as weird to me as it might to some!

I found these at Crepes of Wrath, and since I always have the supplies on hand to make chocolate chip cookies, I printed out the recipe and headed straight for the kitchen. They were easy enough to make, though the dough is a little different that …read more

Ice cream isn’t the first thing I think of when Halloween treats are mentioned, but this year our weather seems to be warming up instead of cooling down, so this might just make it into Halloween preparations! They couldn’t be easier to make, and involve homemade chocolate chip cookies, ice cream, and black and orange candy sprinkles.

6 chocolate chip cookies
Mint chocolate chip and/or vanilla ice cream
Black and orange sprinkles, colored sugars or other Halloween cookie decorations
~ If cookies are homemade, make sure they’re completely cooled before preparing ice cream sandwiches.
~ Soften ice cream at room temperature about 10 minutes or …read more

Mrs. Fields will be celebrating National Cookie Month next month by giving away free chocolate chip cookies!

On Thursday, October 1st, the popular cookie chain will be handing out one free chocolate chip cookie at each participating location across the United States between 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
“Cookies are a fun way to honor many different occasions in people’s lives, so it only seems natural to join in the celebration that pays tribute to cookies,” says Steve Willes, Mrs. Fields’ Director of Marketing. “We believe that part of our business is putting smiles on people’s faces and we hope that …read more

General Mills’ Betty Crocker brand is rolling out four new gluten-free products to store shelves this summer. The products include favorite mixes such as devil’s food cake mix, chocolate brownie mix, chocolate chip cookies, and yellow cake mix.

The increased demand for gluten free products has been on the rise for many years, and for those who suffer from celiac disease or just want to eat gluten free, these dessert mixes are a great addition to a growing market.
Celiac disease, an auto-immune disorder that causes digestive distress in individuals who eat any form of wheat flours, affects approximately 1 in every …read more

My friend recently posted a link to one of my favorite blogs, Baking Bites, about an experiment involving her car dashboard and chocolate chip cookies.
I missed this entry when she first posted it but it’s still a timely experiment! Nicole prepped her car first by parking it in full sunlight and lining the dashboard with pot holders to protect it.
Using parchment paper, a cookie sheet and a specific chocolate chip cookie dough recipe (included in the post linked above) that requires refrigeration so it can be cut into even slices, she successfully baked a batch of cookies …read more

I’m sure I’ve probably written before that I’ve found the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever, but this time it’s really true! Actually, I’m sure that makes me sound like one of my kids, saying I know I’ve never wanted this or that more than anything else ever. But this time it’s really, really true

My favorite kind of chocolate chip cookies are thick and chewy, the ones keep their shape when they come out of the oven. I’m not crazy about cookies that flatten out, thin as pancakes.
Thick and Chew Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 cups + 2 Tb …read more

Today is the last day of school for my kids, and it’s also a half day so I’ve just put a batch of chocolate chip cookies in the oven. I plan on having some homemade ice cream sandwiches ready for them when they get home.
You’ve probably come across this before and it couldn’t be easier: Make your favorite batch of chocolate chip cookies. I’m just making the good old Tollhouse cookies today but I’ve done it with oatmeal chocolate chip as well and they’re amazing.
Let the cookies cool completely, and get your ice cream out of the freezer long …read more

Happy National Chocolate Chip Day!
NCCD always falls on May 15th and is intended to celebrate the wonderfulness that is chocolate chips and their popularity in our cooking and baking. While there is no congressional record or proclamation that today is officially a “national” anything, it’s still a valid holiday in my book! And of course, there are ecards.
The above video gives you some great tips on how chocolate chips should be added to baked goods. I’ve always kept my chocolate chips in the freezer by default (they get too melty in the cupboard), so I was glad to see …read more

Dreena Burton hosts an episode of Everyday Dish: Vegan Cooking and demonstrates how she makes her easy vegan chocolate chip cookies!
The recipe is below the cut:

It’s chocolate chip cookie day! A couple of us are under the weather but we decided we wanted to try one that was new to us while still keeping it relatively simple. These are pretty tasty!
Emeril’s Big Chocolate Chip Cookies
2-1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup chopped, toasted walnut pieces (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, …read more