Friday, August 15, 2008

Yummy


Hello~It looks delicious, isn’t it? Today, I cooked American cookies with my host mother and sisters. I really wanted to do it before. I love to cook especially, sweets! This kind is Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies. I was happy because I love chocolate! We made 2 dozen cookies. First, we prepared ingredients. These are 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 1/2 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 cup (1/2 of box) butter, softened to room temperature, 1 cup granulated (white) sugar, 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed 1 egg, 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1 cup chopped pecans, 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.
I will introduce about how to make it. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit (175 degree Celsius). In small bowl combine cocoa powder, milk, and vanilla. Stir to combine, then set aside to let cocoa absorb milk and vanilla. Check on this mixture occasionally as you are making this cookie dough. Did you know cookie dough? I did not know that. My host mother said you should try it! I was little afraid to eat it, but it was a good! I ate a lot of cookie dough.
Next, In large mixer bowl, cream butter with beater attachment on electric mixer. Slowly add white sugar, then dark brown sugar, and cream these ingredients until fluffy. Also, add egg and cream these ingredients again. Stir cocoa mixture to the creamed butter and sugar mixture. Cream ingredients again. In a separate medium-sized bowl, combine flour and baking soda with a spoon. Slowly add this flour mixture to the creamed butter, sugar and cocoa mixture until all ingredients are combined. It removed bowl from mixer, and stir in chocolate chips and nuts with a wooden spoon until all ingredients are mixed in to dough.
And drop by large spoonfuls on to baking sheet- do not let dough touch. It will spread out while baking. Bake for 12-13 minutes. baking sheet remove from oven. Let cookies cool for 10 minutes before removing from baking sheet. Store cookies in an airtight container.
It was so delicious that I made Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies. I thought American cookies are lithe different Japanese cookies. I think American cookie is soft because, Japanese cookie is hard. I do not want to forget this recipe because, I want to cook it again in Japan. Certainly I will do that. Also, you should try itJ:)
I had a good time today~♪[410words]

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