Cookies this side of the barrel

Maddy had some friends over last night for a movie/trampoline/bonfire evening. She had asked me to make some cookies when I got home from Taekwondo. ok. We had agreed on Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies and after texting her at the trampoline a few times, (is it bad that I communicate with my kids with texts even tho we're all home?) decided I would only make 24. The season premiere of Warehouse 13 was on and I wanted to catch a little of it... so I didn't want to sit in the kitchen all night.

I found a recipe on the back of the oatmeal barrel that had the title of The Best Chocolate Chip Oatmeal cookie ever. I thought, Hmmm.. Can't go wrong with that! We were out of butter before I left for class and Robb had picked up some margarine. I don't make cookies with that... But the recipe called for veg shortening and I had some. Typically I'd use straight butter, but oh well.

Because our oven gets hotter than it should, we're in the habit of pulling things out of it about 5 minutes earlier than what the recipes call for, so it's kind of a guessing game... Especially with cookies that only need to be in there for 13 minutes, according to the recipe.

I pulled them out of the oven at 9 minutes and they looked overly brown. The kids came in about that time and one girl ate one saying it was good. I didn't think they looked that good. The picture makes them look delish! But I was sure when they cooled they'd be crispy little burnt things! The boys were just interested in starting the movie, so they didn't even try one.

So this morning, ALL the cookies except the one that her friend ate are still sitting on the cooling rack. darn. They must have look too burnt. I ate one and they were pretty good! Soft and not burned at all. I definitely prefer the butter taste tho, but oh well. next time.

Those kids don't know what they missed out on!

But now they're MINE now I tell you! All mine!