1/24/14

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Greek Yogurt: Revisited

This is one of my favorite recipes because I can literally make them by hand.  No mixer needed!
Of course, most cookies can be made by hand.  But these are especially easy.

Ingredients
-4 oz butter. soft
-1/2 c. granulated sugar
-1/2 c. brown sugar
-1/2 cup Greek yogurt
-1 tsp. vanilla
-1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
-3/4 tsp. salt
-1/4 c. oats
-1/4 c. whole wheat flour
-1 cup chocolate chips

1. Place butter and sugar in a large bowl and use your hands (or a mixer if you're lazy) to fully combine the sugars and butter.  Add yogurt and vanilla and stir with a wooden spoon.
2. Mix all dry ingredients into bowl and stir with a wooden spoon.  Add chocolate just before fully mixed and stir.
3. Drop cookies onto a baking sheet and bake at 350 F until slightly browned on the bottom about 10 minutes.





Southern Style Biscuits

I like to call these "half-wheat" because I use half whole wheat flour and half regular all-purpose flour.

Ingredients:
-1 c. whole wheat flour
-1 c. all-purpose flour
-3/4 tsp. salt
-4 tsp. baking powder
-1/4 tsp baking soda
-2 T butter
-2 T lard or bacon grease
-1 c. milk + 1 T. lemon juice (or vinegar)

1. Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.  Add fats and cut in with a pastry cutter until small clumps remain.
2. Add liquid in swift strokes and turn dough onto a floured surface.  Fold dough over on itself 3-5 times and press until 1 inch thick.  Cut into desired shapes and cook in a 450 F oven until browned, about 13 minutes.



1/23/14