Cookie History 101

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As I planned to bake cookies one day, I asked Doug if he had any special requests:

Doug: "Yeah. How about those macadamia nut cookies like they have at Subway?"

Me: "Subway!?!?!"
Doug: "Yeah. Those are my favorite."

 

Psh. Move over Subway Cookie Man...

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I received the Mrs. Fields Cookie Book before Carrie was born and it was never used until she was a latch-key kid at the age of 10. She called me at work after school one day to ask if she could bake cookies. Since she had never made cookies on her own before I protested, "Wait till I get home..." Well, she persisted (in the way that only a pre-teen-only-child-female-Gemini can) saying she'd follow the recipe in the book and she'd be fine. I gave in, ending the call with, "Clean up your mess!"

When I came home from work that night the house smelled amazing. My kitchen was (fairly) clean and the cookies were SOOOOOO good!

This after-school-baking-activity would continue from that point on, and I ended up printing the cookie recipe on a card and laminating it (thinking about protecting my cookbook from a 10-year-old baker). The directions on the right show her version of how to mix the dough. :o)

It's been about 11 years now, Carrie is out on her own, and I still pull this recipe card out when I want to make these cookies. I figure I'll have to give this card up when she realizes she needs it and I still have it. :o}
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I follow the original directions and cream the sugars and butter together first, then add the eggs and vanilla. The dry ingredients go in last...


Per Doug's request, I substituted white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts for the chocolate called for in the recipe.
Mmmm-hmmm...pretty darn good...

Doug says my cookies are better than Subway's.

So there.

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