When I first moved out on my own I was pretty clueless about baking. I had cooked a bit back at home, but we weren’t really the family to have a full stocked kitchen with flour and cocoa . We would however buy cake box mixes and tubed cookie dough on occasion.
The first house I rented was horrible and the last thing I wanted to do was spend time near the oven in a house with only one window unit and a stove that only worked on occasion. Needless to say my love for home making was not pushed to it’s limits here, in fact I think my room mates and I spent more time trying to stay out of that place then living in it.
Well, we were not in it that long thank goodness. After a horrible break in and getting heat a painful heat rash we had learned our lessons! We had all got great jobs, were settled into the ideas of living with no parents, and ready to be real adults..we quickly moved to a really nice place that had a cute and functional kitchen. This is where I decided to impress my then boyfriend with some fresh home made cookies!
I have had a lot of bad baking experiences and it’s been a long hard road to get me to where I am now with the baking. But these turned out great considering they were my first attempt ever at from scratch baking of any sort. I have a speacil place in my heart for these since they opened up a new door and love for baking for me..plus impressed my boyfriend. Thank goodness for that might I add, that boyfriend is now my husband!
Although I have moved on to more complicated recipes these are still my go to. I have changed the recepe a tiny bit here and there over the years, letting it evolve as my baking did. But, when I need a quick chocolate kick I can always count on these.
They are a one bowl recepe that is super easy to make, very versitle and can use whatever chocolate you have on hand, and I always have the ingredents! It only calls for 2 eggs and has no milk, along with the kitchen basics. This make these perfect for the end of the week when I’m in great need for something sweet but have not made it shopping yet!
Another plus is this recipe makes quite possible the best cookie dough ever tasted on earth! It’s sometimes all I can do not to just eat the dough without cooking it!
♥ Chocoholic Cookies ♥
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Softened non salted butter
1 cup sugar
6 Tbsp Non sweetend Cocoa
2 Tbsp vegtible oil
2 Eggs
2 Tsp vinnla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
Chocolate chips (you can do your favorite or a mix)
nuts (optional)
Directions:
1) Preheat the Oven to 350 F
2)Creme butter and sugar together
3) Next combine cocoa, oil, and extract with the butter mixture, follow with eggs one at a time.
4) Add the flour and baking soda a little at a time tell all combined
5) Fold in chocolate chips (and optional nuts). I never measure this, I just add to my taste! I sometime do a mix of milk chocolate, semi sweet, dark, and white..somtimes just semi sweet…it all depends on what I have on hand!
6) Taste cookie dough (it’s yummy!)
7) spoon onto greased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes
8)Let cool and enjoy!
