Chocolate Chip Cookies

I found this really yummy chocolate chip recipe on pinterest...surprise. surprise. (If you haven't check out their website click here and sign up now. I love it. Its awesome!) Anyway, I decided to give them a try and they were super yummy! So worth it, even though I am not a fan of making things from scratch.  Sadly this is the first time since being married that I have made cookies that didn't come in pre-made and just needed to be heated up. Tyler rated them an 8 or 9, which is as good as it will ever get because he doesn't believe in giving out 10's!

Ingredients: 

3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened 

3/4 c. brown sugar 

1/4 c. granulated sugar 

1 egg 

2 tsp. vanilla extract 

2 c. all purpose flour 

2 tsp. cornstarch 

1 tsp. baking soda 

1/2 tsp. salt 

1 c. bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2.  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color. Add egg and vanilla and blend in.

3.  Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.

4.  Using a standard-sized cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop dough onto a prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges.  (The tops will not brown, but do NOT cook longer than ten minutes.)

5.  Let cool, on the sheet, on a wire rack for five minutes.  Remove from baking sheet and let cool completely.  Try not to eat them all.

THINGS I LEARNED: If you do not have a mixer, do not attempt to use a hand mixer...yes I'm an idiot and attempted it. I kind of new going into it, it wouldn't turn out too well. But, I was lazy and didn't feel like handmixing it. In about .25 seconds sugar was everywhere. So don't be as dumb as me...hand mix it! Also, I was really hesitant about the 8-10 minutes. At 8 minutes the edges were a little brown but the middles looked completely doughy so I left them in 2-3 min. longer and they were a little overdone...still yummy, but not as pretty looking. So I'd highly reccommend taking them out at 8 minutes even if you aren't sure if they're cooked. They will be :) And last but not least I learned how much I love my cookie scoop. It was my first time using it and it was super awesome. It has officially made the list of products I love!

His and Hers.

This is how we do things in this house.
We meet in the middle, LITERALLY.

I've been known to pick out the chocolate chips in chocolate chip cookies/bars...so one day I got smart and quit putting them in.

PERFECTION.

oh, and that pan is perfection too! i love it.
(thank you Frandsen's!)

4 The Love of Grease.

Last week I was in the mood for French Fries so I decided to make some homemade ones!

I share my mothers weakness and love for French Fries, especially homemade ones.

Tyler has never had them before, so it was a first for him.

And of course, I had to document them.

This was a first of many more times to come.

Just don't remind me how unhealthy they are :(

Lately.

What have we been up to lately you ask?

A little cookin...YES! I CAN cook. Tyler liked to tell EVERYONE before we got married that I couldn't. Not sure why he said this, because I CAN cook and have for him before, but because he gave me such a hard time before I had to rise to the challenge. He will tell you, he was IMPRESSED. I'll admit, its been more of a challenge than I thought it would be. Not because I can't cook...but because I simply haven't had the time to cook. Most nights I have a meal plan, but Tyler has already fed himself before I even get home from work & I can't blame him for not waiting, because after a 10 hour day working construction, I would be starving too!

A little ONE TREE HILL...I own most the seasons and LOVE it. I have been begging Tyler to give it a chance, and this past week he finally agreed to it. And I got him hooked on both the show & Sophia Bush! Ok, maybe not hooked on Sophia Bush, because duh...he's hooked on me ;) but I'm pretty sure he has developed a small crush on her, whether he admit it or not, he's definitely a fan of her character, Brooke, on the show. He always sides with Brooke when there is drama on the show. And he doesn't mind the way she looks either.

A little LOT of Shopping...Thankfully for our bank account, we haven't been doing a whole lot of buying! But that has also been frustrating, at least for me, I feel very unorganized, because I still don't feel at all settled in our apartment. We need a dresser and have yet to find one, we've made a few small yet successful purchases that have helped us settle, but are still working on some big ones! I am crossing my fingers and prayin' we'll have some good luck this weekend!

...AND Lots of Working...I recently got a new job and so I have been working BOTH jobs basically since we got married, feels like all I do is work. I will be happy next week when I am just working one of them! Tyler has put in lots of hours too. Last week he worked around 50 hours (which is normal for him) and this week, he was lucky and got to have a little time off, which was a nice break for him.

What do we look forward to most you ask?

OUR WEEKENDS! We love getting to sleep in on Saturdays, we love not having to go into work, and most of all we love having time to spend together! ...TGIF

Rice Krispy Treats

Last night Tyler attempted to make Rice Krispy Treats for the first time in his life.

And he did a really good job. 

Except for this...

Next time he will watch the marshmallows in the microwave.

He noticed this mess before it got any worse but even so, there was still marshmallow everywhere.

(take notice to the top of the microwave.)