chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

I think this is a basic but very, very yummy recipe. Love it! Wouldn't change a thing.
1 cup shortening
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups choco chips
I'm serious, don't change anything and cook them at 350 for 6-7 minutes. Don't over cook.

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Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Here's a really good one. They almost taste like a candy bar. And it works great if you freeze the dough for later. It is big recipe, so it's broken down into a 2/3 recipe at the bottom.

1 1/2 cup sugar
2 cups brown sugar
1 lb butter, softened
4 eggs, beaten

CREAM FOR 2 MINUTES, THEN ADD:

1 T and 1 tsp vanilla
5 3/4 cup flour
1/3 cup oatmeal flour (if I don't have this, I just add 1/3 cup regular flour and it turns out okay)
2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
3 bags chocolate chips (1 of each: semi sweet, milk chocolate, and white chocolate)

BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR 7 TO 10 MINUTES.

CAN BALL ON PAN, FREEZE AND STORE IN ZIPLOCK BAGS, BAKE AT 350 FOR 15 MINUTES IF FROZEN.

2/3 RECIPE
1 cup sugar
1 1/3 cups brown sugar
2 5/8 sticks butter, softened
3 eggs, beaten

CREAM FOR 2 MINUTES, THEN ADD:

1 T vanilla
3 5/8 cup flour
less than 1/4 cup oatmeal flour
1 1/3 tsp salt
1 1/3 tsp baking soda
2 bags chocolate chips (1 of each: milk chocolate and white chocolate)

On My Mind...

Any one have any great Cookie recipes they could share?! 

I have not been thrilled with my cookie making skills lately - 

& I think it is just because I need to change it up -- 

& I realized I don't even have just a 

basic chocolate chip cookie recipe that I love... 

So what do ya got!

Thanks! Chris!

Brown Rice and Chicken

Now that my DH has lost 80 Lbs this has become a healthy and easy family favorite.

In a large baking dish:
Drizzle olive oil around bottom of dish
add 2 cups of short grain brown rice
4 cups of water
3 chicken bouillon cubes
20 baby carrots
top with 4 half chicken breasts
Sprinkle with your favorite seasonings.
Cover and Cook at 375 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Bread Pudding

2 cups sugar

3 large beaten eggs

2 tsp Vanilla

3 cups cubed bread

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup Butter Softened

1 cup Chopped Pecans (optional)

This is one of my favorite things!

You can eat it as a dessert or a breakfast!

It is a great way to use bread that has gotten a little stale!

You can add fruit to it...

I like it with peaches or apples - it tastes sort of like a cobbler.

It is also good if you add raisins or crasins!

Enjoy!

Tropical Salad w/ Pineapple Vinigarette...

1 Package of Chopped Romaine
1 Cup Diced Fresh Pineapple

1/2 cup Macadamia Nuts Chopped and toasted (also good plain)

3 green Onions

1/4 Cup Flaked Coconut

6 slices of Bacon

1/4 cup of pineapple juice

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1/4 cup olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Cook Bacon pat dry & crumble

In a container with a lid (a mason Jar works great) Combine pineapple Juice, Red Wine vinegar, oil, pepper and salt - Cover and shake well.

In a large bowl toss together lettuce pineapple, nuts, onions and bacon pour dressing over salad and garnish with coconut.

YUM YUM YUM - that is all i will say!

chinese cabbage rolls

This is a wrap I had at the Cheesecake factory. This is me trying to reinvent it.
Veggie mixture:
shredded carrots
shredded cabbage
thinly sliced zucchini
ginger and garlic

two chicken breasts seasoned with teriyake (SP?) and soy sauce, thinly cut
five to eight cabbage leaves or romaine leaves
Chinese rice noodles cooked

Saute veggies in olive oil and water and add ginger and garlic to season.

I just put the veggies, the chicken, the noodles and the cabbage leaves out on the table and let the family wrap up their own wraps. I layered noodles, veggies and then chicken and then wrapped it up. I had a couple sauces to dip it in. So yummy. My new favorite summer meal.

Fried Chicken

12 chicken thighs or drumsticks
3 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 cup vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place flour in a shallow plate or bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Put the bread crumbs in another shallow plate or bowl and beat the eggs in another bowl.
Dredge the chicken piece by piece in the flour, then the egg, then the bread crumbs, until all pieces are coated. Pour the oil into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Add the chicken to the dish and sprinkle with paprika to taste. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, then turn pieces over and bake for another 30 minutes. Remove from oven and drain on paper towels. I served with baked sweet potatoes, corn on the cob and peas. Enjoy!