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Cookie Monster Says "I Love Cookies"

Cookies are fun to eat in every way. They are a stomach fillers and healthier than other chip-stuff. That is why Sesame Street has the famous "Cookie Monster," in the thought of cookies. Yum!

A lot of these recipes are available online and in books. Moreover, a lot of other recipes come from basic recipes like dough that is made up of flour base, and bread sticks, and biscuits.

Keebler, Chips Ahoy, and Mrs. Fields cookies are what children love to eat. Butter, peanut butter, Danish, and common bakery cookies are loveable, as well.

Here are some cookie recipes I've tried:

1. Oatmeal Crispies

You will need:

1cup salted butter
1cup sugar
2 eggs
½ cup flour
¾ tsp baking powder
Dash salt
2 cups oatmeal

In a bowl, combine butter and sugar. Whip till blended, using a wire whip.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Whip well after each addition.
Mix together flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl.
Lightly whip with the butter-sugar-egg blend.
Finally stir in the oatmeal till blended, and get ready to bake.

To bake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes. Then drop cookie dough with big spoons on a parchment-lined baking sheet or silicone mat. Bake for about 10-15 minutes or when the edges of the cookies start to turn brown.

2. Brown Sugar Shortbread

1cup brown sugar, packed 250 ml
1 lb soft butter 450ml
5 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1.25L

Combine all ingredients and squeeze and knead the dough with hands until smooth and satiny, about 20 minutes. Chill overnight.

Heat oven to 300 F (150 C).

Work dough, bit by bit, with hands until soft enough to roll. Roll ¼ inch (0.5cm) thick (see note ***) and cut into rounds, squares or any desired shape.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set, but only lightly browned on the bottom.

Note: if you have one, use a springerle rolling pin for pretty designs.
***makes 4 ½ to 5 dozen medium cookies

3. Hermits

1 cup shortening 250 ml
2 cups brown sugar packed 500ml
4 eggs 4
¼ cup strong cold coffee 60ml
2 cups seedless raisins 500ml
1 cup chopped nuts 250ml
4 cups sifted all purpose flour 1L
1 tsp salt 5ml
1 tsp baking soda 5ml
1 ½ nutmeg 7ml

Heat oven to 375 F (190 C). Grease cookie sheets.
Combine shortening, sugar and eggs and beat until fluffy.
Stir in coffee, raisins, and nuts. Sift flour, slat, baking soda and nutmeg together into first mixture and stir to blend. By rounded teaspoonfuls on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or untie set.

Makes about 9 dozen.

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Hohoho! Cookie Monster says "I love cookies!"

rose flores martinez
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How to Cook A Great Meal in a Pot and Other Tips

Let us use the rice cooker.

Because of busy schedules, many of us are in a hurry. Even cooking has to hurry. What I do is cook it all in the cooker and get a complete meal. But then, this should not be everyday, only at times you really run out of energy to do cooking, to get more free time.

1. Rice with squash and leaves in curry

Prepare 2 cups rice.

Dice yellow squash thinly and in bite size.

Wash "mallunggay" leaves (around 12 stems) and leaf one by one.

Wash rice and put water as measured in the rice cooker.

Wash vegetables separately.

Mix washed vegetables with rice grain, and then put one cube (or 2 tablespoons) curry powder or curry sauce (Japan made or any curry powder that isn't so hot). Add one cup water.

Cook all the mixture in the rice cooker. Simmer and eat.

If you want, you can eat this rice curry: with canned tuna, boiled eggs, or heated ham slice. Or you can just eat the meal, on its own.

2. Soup with noodles and vegetables

Cook in a casserole boiled noodles with "miso soup."

Boil noodles (half cooked)

Put bits of vegetables like spinach, carrots, radish, and/or potatoes.

Scoop 2-4 tablespoons of "miso soup mix" (Japan or any fresh miso).

You may crack and mix one egg and add "cooked siomai" in the soup.

This one is complete meal already.

3. Assorted vegetables mix

Slice 2 carrot, 10 pieces Baguio beans, 1 chayote, and/or 1 potato

Boil the veggies until half-cooked. Set aside.

Open one (1) can of whole corn kernel.

Butter the skillet (3-4 tablespoon), or as desired.

Pour in corn and cooked veggies in the skillet with butter.

Mix well. This meal is ready for eating on its own, and good to be eaten with steak, chicken, fish, or toast bread with egg.

Remember keep in your refrigerator and/or cabinets the basic condiments and food ingredients. Read labels, proper storage and expiration dates.

Take note:

Don't use or give to others food that aren't in good condition. Throw it; life is more important than the money spent with that food. To save, cook those foods near expiration dates and share it while still in good condition. In supermarkets and stores, they give big discounts and include in a sale while stuff is still in good/safe and delicious for eating.

Serve food with a conscience. It is essential nourishment for good health and smart minds. Let us thank God for the food and those who make them. Happy eating!

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