Last night at 10:30pm, and 11:30pm, and 1am, and 3am, and 5am, I could be found having some quality time in my bathroom. The next victim in our house of a long drawn out gastro bug that's been hanging around our house for a week and a half now. Usually on Fridays my mother-in-law watches our boys but she is away this week so although I'm not at work today there is no calling in sick for Mom's.
After dragging my sorry self out of bed it was business as usual. Littlest boy and I dropped Owen at kindergarden where I made an even more spectacular sight than usual in the school yard. Hey, at least I showered.
On the way home Ian asked for cookies.
"Sorry kid, we don't have any." I replied
"You can make me some Mommy! Wiff chocy chpis!" he enthused.
When we got home he promptly ran into the kitchen and pushed his chair up to the counter.
"I'm a little too tired and sick to make cookies Ian, how about crackers?" I said hoping to sell him on some goldfish.
"I can help you Mommy! I help!" he grinned at me.
And so, we baked cookies. And it was fun, and now the house smells yummy and my boy had his cookies wiff chocy chips.
In a large bowl (if you have a stand mixer use it), combine:
1 cup softened butter
1 cup brown sugar
(cream together)
add 2 eggs, mix in one at a time.
Once eggs are blended in add
1 Tbsp. corn syrup
1 tsp. Vanilla
Mix in
2 1/2 Cups of flour, with
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
I usually turn on mixer on low, add 1 cup flour slowly then the baking soda and salt, then add remaining 1and 1/2 Cups flour slowly.
By hand stir in 1 bag of chocolate chips.
My oven runs pretty hot, I bake these at 350 for 10.5 minutes. Know thy oven, don't overbake!
You're a brave lady, baking with the stomach flu :)
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