Chocolate Chip Cookies

Holy cow. These are amazing.

INGREDIENTS

* 2 cups all-purpose flour (I used one cup of whole wheat)
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
* 1 cup packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1 egg
* 1 egg yolk
* 2 cups dark chocolate chips


DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 1 inch apart.
4. Bake for 13 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Saltine Toffee

A friend of mine calls this crack on a plate. I don't disagree. It is so easy to make that I find I make tray after tray of it during the holidays to take to various events. If you have sprinkles of any sort you can customize it for whatever holiday or occasion.

Over medium heat, mix two sticks of butter and a cup and a half of sugar until well blended.

Arrange a single layer of saltines on a foil-lined cookie sheet.

Pour butter and sugar over crackers and bake at 400 for five minutes.

Pour a bag of chocolate chips on top and wait a few minutes. Spread the chips.

Chill and break into chunks.

Apple and Cheese Whole Wheat Muffins

Ingredients
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups diced peeled apples
• ½ cup shredded old cheddar cheese

Directions - Makes 1 dozen
1. Pre-heat oven to 375˚ F (190˚ C)
2. In a large bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg
3. In another bowl, combine egg, yogurt, oil, apple and cheese. Add dry ingredients, stir just until moistened
4. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups
5. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until muffins are firm to the touch