Entries from March 2009

March 20, 2009

Soft-yet-crunchy peanut butter cookies

You know what is a beautiful side of pregnancy? Cravings. I haven’t had many of them this time around, so when they strike I think it’s really important that I pay attention to them. So tonight, I suddenly thought to myself “You know what sounds amazing? Peanut butter cookies!” I immediately went to the cupboard [...]

March 20, 2009

Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I really like to try and justify eating crap-for-you foods. Ice cream craving? Oh, that’s dairy. You need calcium. You don’t want osteoperosis, just ask Sally Fields and her Boniva commericals. Pasta? Oh, it’s carbs for energy- you marathoner, you. Chocolate? Um. Duh. So I have a heyday with oatmeal cookies. Hello, that’s practically health [...]

March 20, 2009

Rich, thick, chewy chocolate chip cookies

Every week or so I ask my husband what kind of cookie he’d like for the coming week. His inevitable answer: Chocolate chip cookies. Fortunately a) he’s happy to try other types of cookies in addition to the chocolate chip cookie. And b) there are a million different chocolate chip cookie variations out there for [...]