Christening the Ovens

I wanted to cook something special the first time I used them. My youngest son Matthew requested some chocolate chip cookies so I thought that would be an enjoyable way to christen my oven number one. He said could they please be gooey in the middle!!!!!!!!!!!


I googled until I found what sounded like the perfect recipe. The description stated:  these are the pinnacle of perfection if you want big, fat, chewy cookies like the kind you would see in speciality stores.

BEST BIG, FAT, CHEWY, CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Ingredients

2 cups of plain flour (I used organic spelt flour)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
170g unsalted butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups of chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 165C.

Line baking trays with baking paper.
Mix together the melted butter, brown and white sugars until well blended.
Beat in vanilla and eggs until light and creamy.
Add sifted flour, baking soda and salt.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop 1/4 cup of cookie dough onto trays at 8cm apart.
Bake for 15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Remove from oven and allow to cool on trays for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Success! Oven number one did a fantastic job of the cookies.

The oven has a light at the back and one at each side and you can literally see things rising and cooking. A real adventure for me, as my previous oven was about 20 years old.

Matthew's verdict, "delicious cookies Mum!"  For that reason alone all the effort was worth it.

Love cooking for people I love. Love the way their faces light up when they take that first bite.