Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients: 

*** Set out all ingredients ahead of time so they are at room temperature ***

2 cups of flour

 1 teaspoon of baking soda

1 cup of salted butter

1 cup of light brown sugar 
(or brown sugar for a more robust flavor)

 1 cup of sugar

  2 eggs

 
  1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

  
  1 teaspoon of salt

 1 1/2  teaspoons of ground cinnamon

 3 cups of old fashioned oats

Preparation:

Cream together butter and sugars then add eggs and vanilla 

In a separate bowl combine flour, balking soda, salt, and cinnamon

Slowly mix your dry ingredients into the creamed mixture

Add oats

  Place 1.5-2" diameter drops of dough onto a cookie sheet

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until the edges have begun to brown

Sea Salt Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: 

*** Set out all ingredients ahead of time so they are at room temperature ***

2 cups of flour

 1/2 of a teaspoon of baking soda

3/4 of a cup of salted butter

1 cup of light brown sugar

 1/2 of a cup of sugar

 1 egg

 1 egg yolk

  2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

  3/4 of a cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips

  Approximately 16 individually wrapped caramels

  Sea Salt

Preparation:

Cut each caramel into 4 of 5 pieces and set aside

Combine flour and baking soda in a bowl and set aside

cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar

 Add egg, yolk, and vanilla and mix

 Gradually add your dry ingredients and mix on low until dough forms 

 (I added about 3 tablespoons at a time - this is representative of my progress) 

 Add chocolate chips

 Fold the chocolate chips into the dough with as few steps as possible

It is important not to over mix the dough

Cover and chill for a minimum of 30 minutes. 

  Place 1.5-2" diameter drops of dough onto a cookie sheet and add 2-3 caramels on top

Bake at 325 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until the edges have begun to brown

After removing from the oven sprinkle with sea salt 

Apple Pie in Apples

Ingredients: 

10 Granny Smith Apples
2 Pie Crusts (for a 9" pie)
1/2 Cup of Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Brown Sugar
2 Teaspoons of Cinnamon

Preparation:

Cut off the top of six apples and discard

Remove the inside of each apple with a spoon. 

Remove the skin from 3 additional apples and slice thinly. 

Mix the sliced apples with sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon on low setting until the apples are well coated (do not over mix or apples will be crushed into a sauce). 

  Let your pie crusts come to room temperature (approximately 15 minutes on counter). 

Roll out one of the two pie crust rounds. Using a glass, stamp out 12 circles 

Place six of your pie crust rounds in each of the hollow apples

Scoop your apple slices into each of the hollow apples 

Place the remaining six pie crust rounds on top of each filled apple

Roll out your second pie crust and slice into 1/4 inch strips (approximately). 

Cover each of your filled apples with a lattice pattern of pie crust strips

Place the apples in 9 x 12 pan. 

Fill the pan with 1/8 inch of water. 

Cover the pan filled with apples with aluminum foil. 
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. 

Remove the foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. 
Apples will be soft. 

Let cool for approximately 15 minutes.