What did you do with your extra hour of time today? Did you sleep, read, have a bubble bath, workout? Whatever you did, I hope it was something fun!
I decided to bake. My passion, my love, my hobby, my someday-hopefully-my-profession.
The question is what to bake. I immediately went to my go-to site for new recipes. Allrecipes.com of course! I asked Eric what he was craving and of course, like any simple man, he says ‘chocolate chip cookies’. haha. Wow, how will I ever keep this man happy?! ;)
I decided to try and bake some semi-healthy, so I went with the Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookiesroute. I substituted margarine with light margarine (yields a cake-like texture), omitted nuts (didn’t have any), and added some raisins for fun. The original recipe was submitted by Belinda.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Generously grease cookie sheets.
In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the vanilla and eggs. Combine the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking soda and salt, gradually blend into the creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts if desired. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. For bar cookies, press dough into a 10×15 inch jelly roll pan and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
The Verdict? 3.75/5 stars
The cookies were good, especially considering the modifications that I made. The light margarine definitely gives them a different taste- not a bad taste by any means- just different from your typical butter cookie. It also gives them a puffier, cake-like texture. The whole wheat flour gives it more texture and a grainy feel compared to the smooth white flour.
EricLOVED these cookies and the funniest part of all is that he has no idea that I used whole-wheat flour and ‘healthed’ them up. :D Hopefully he doesn’t read this…
Last, but not least, I leave you with some honeymoon pictures. We went on an amazing Mediterranean honeymoon with Princess Cruises this past September. It was the trip of a lifetime!
Whole wheat!!! WHAT!!! haha. These cookies were seriously amazing. Nice and soft, and I’m a sucker for chocolate-chip cookies.
Leah
15 years ago
Looks great… I love me some baking. I did a banana bread on Friday and it is gone already. Needless to say Steve LOVES banana bread :)
I didn’t sleep at all last night. I think I got maybe one hour? I was tossing and turning all night long.
Hope you have a good start to your week!
caitlin
15 years ago
your pictures are beautiful! i am so excited for my honeymoon. and europe is lovely.
Angela
15 years ago
Eric Uh oh…busted! hehe ;)
Leah Trust me, baking goodies do NOT last long in our house either!! Banana bread sounds fabulous…I will have to make some this week!
Sorry you didn’t sleep well…I expect it had something to do with returning to work?
Caitlin Thanks so much for your comment! Where are you going for your honeymoon? So exciting…. :)
melissa (nyc)
15 years ago
Gorgeous photos! Naples and the Almafi Coast are a few of my fav places in the world. Capri, Positano, gelato…divine!
Angela
15 years ago
Hi Melissa! I agree…!! Capri was our favourite place out of all of the cities we went to (12 or so). It is breathtakingly beautiful!
mmm….gelato…heh…oh how I miss it.
Cara Crane
15 years ago
hi
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good luck
Morgan Flowers
15 years ago
hi
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good luck
Eliana >^..^
14 years ago
“I decided to bake. My passion, my love, my hobby, my someday-hopefully-my-profession.”—I am so glad your dream has come true!! Good job Angela!
Life is good!
Caroline Berner
9 years ago
How dare you.
Susanne
8 years ago
Hallo
I was just wondering, I got the impression that your recipes are vegan and in amazon your book is also in the vegan section but you’re using eggs so I guess not 100 % vegan.
Maybe you should make that clear with amazon so people who wants vegan food dosen’t accidently buy the book. I almost did but if you’re using eggs I can’t eat it so I will stick to your blog.
But all your recipes does look great though :)
Hi Susanne,
Thanks for your note. My blog didn’t switch over to vegan recipes until mid-2009 which is why you might see some non-vegan recipes prior to that. All recipes in my cookbook are vegan, as are all recipes after mid-2009ish. Hope this helps! :)
tamr
7 years ago
Thanks for the recipes Angela, enjoyed the photography too.
Whole wheat!!! WHAT!!! haha. These cookies were seriously amazing. Nice and soft, and I’m a sucker for chocolate-chip cookies.
Looks great… I love me some baking. I did a banana bread on Friday and it is gone already. Needless to say Steve LOVES banana bread :)
I didn’t sleep at all last night. I think I got maybe one hour? I was tossing and turning all night long.
Hope you have a good start to your week!
your pictures are beautiful! i am so excited for my honeymoon. and europe is lovely.
Eric Uh oh…busted! hehe ;)
Leah Trust me, baking goodies do NOT last long in our house either!! Banana bread sounds fabulous…I will have to make some this week!
Sorry you didn’t sleep well…I expect it had something to do with returning to work?
Caitlin Thanks so much for your comment! Where are you going for your honeymoon? So exciting…. :)
Gorgeous photos! Naples and the Almafi Coast are a few of my fav places in the world. Capri, Positano, gelato…divine!
Hi Melissa! I agree…!! Capri was our favourite place out of all of the cities we went to (12 or so). It is breathtakingly beautiful!
mmm….gelato…heh…oh how I miss it.
hi
divdjl621w5pptgh
good luck
hi
divdjl621w5pptgh
good luck
“I decided to bake. My passion, my love, my hobby, my someday-hopefully-my-profession.”—I am so glad your dream has come true!! Good job Angela!
Life is good!
How dare you.
Hallo
I was just wondering, I got the impression that your recipes are vegan and in amazon your book is also in the vegan section but you’re using eggs so I guess not 100 % vegan.
Maybe you should make that clear with amazon so people who wants vegan food dosen’t accidently buy the book. I almost did but if you’re using eggs I can’t eat it so I will stick to your blog.
But all your recipes does look great though :)
Hi Susanne,
Thanks for your note. My blog didn’t switch over to vegan recipes until mid-2009 which is why you might see some non-vegan recipes prior to that. All recipes in my cookbook are vegan, as are all recipes after mid-2009ish. Hope this helps! :)
Thanks for the recipes Angela, enjoyed the photography too.