Maudsley's Killer Cookies

We made these bad boys a couple of weeks ago and I thought I ought to share this excellent recipe. It is borrowed from the in-laws who acquired it through a friend's mother. At least that's the story that I know.

Buddy enjoying his before bed treat.

These "killer" cookies are fantastic right out of the oven. They are also the only cookie I know of that I actually prefer with milk chocolate chips rather than semi-sweet. I only had semi-sweet in the cupboard when I made these, they were still awesome.

Word to the wise, they'll be tastier the next day if you are careful not to overcook them. Of course, it's not likely that there will be any left the next day.

Post bath chocolate face.

Maudsley's Killer Cookies

Ingredients:

1 Cup Shortening

1 Cup Brown Sugar (firmly packed)

1 Cup White Sugar

2 tsp. Vanilla

2 Eggs

2 Cups Flour

1 tsp. Baking Soda

1 tsp. Baking Powder

1 tsp. Salt

2 Cups Oatmeal

12 oz. Chocolate Chips (I prefer milk chocolate chips)

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together shortening, sugars, vanilla and eggs. Mix together the dry ingredients and add into the wet mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Dough will be fairly dry and crumbly.

Shape dough into balls and place on parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 15 mins or slightly under. Bake until just lightly golden. Be careful not to over bake. 

These are at their absolute best when they are still warm from the oven. Yum!

Have a Happy Day!

~MJ

Play and Eat with Oatmeal

Occasionally, I'll be working on the computer and Jellybean will come sit with me. Because I'm often looking at craft and activity ideas to do with her, she likes to point at the screen and tell me what she'd like me to make or what activity looks fun to her.  Last week, she saw this post on Play Through The Day for an oatmeal sensory bin.  Jellybean wanted to do this activity so badly, that I couldn't turn her down.

This is actually my first bonafide sensory bin and an easy one to put together at that.  I had an old container of oatmeal that was expired, so I dumped that in and then grabbed my daughter's Fisher Price farm animals and tossed those in as well.  I also grabbed a couple of cans so that they could dig and pour.

Both Jellybean and Buddy enjoyed digging their hands in the bin and playing together with the animals. It's so fun to see them work so creatively with something simple.

I left them to their own devices until I noticed that the oatmeal was being thrown around the room.  That was my cue that the activity was over and it was time for snacks.  Guess what they wanted to eat? Oatmeal. No, we did not eat the oatmeal they played with. Just in case you were wondering.

Yum!

Have a Happy Day!

~MJ

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