I just wanted to write up a quick review of a recipe I tried a few months back — the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies from the Moosewood Celebrates cookbook. Like the Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home cookbook, I received this cookbook as a gift — though an impromptu one as my uncle bought it several years ago, had never used it, and just asked me if I wanted to take it off his hands.
The cookies were my first recipe experiment from this book (thankfully I have this site to confirm my memory!), and they turned out pretty well. Instead of using the quick-cooking oats called for in the recipe, I used old-fashioned oats. I didn't notice any difference with the actual result and what was described in the cookbook though, so will just use whatever is handy in the future as well. I also reduced the baking time as they baked quicker in my oven than the recipe recommended.
The cookies were pretty soft and very chewy, so I think work for most oatmeal cookie eaters I know. My preference, though, is for more crunchy and slightly dry oatmeal chocolate chip cookies so I think this recipe may go on the back-burner for awhile, perhaps until I find someone who wants chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for their birthday!
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