We Interrupt this Diet....

For Our Cookie of the Week!
Outrageous Double Chocolate-White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I started making cookies every Sunday afternoon with the boys because A) they were bored and like to help me in the kitchen and B) I like yelling at my children on Sunday afternoons.
OH I MEAN....B!!!) I enjoy practicing patience with my children. It's something we've done for a long time and I enjoy doing it with the kids 99.9% of the time.

1 pkg semisweet chocolate chips (I used the chunk kind)
1 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 pkg (6 oz) white baking bars cut into 1/4-1/2 " chunks
1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped

Heat oven to 350. Heat 1/2 of chocolate chips in saucepan over low, stirring constantly until melted. Cool to room temp. Don't let become firm though.

Beat butter, sugar and vanilla on medium speed till light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and melted chocolate, till light and fluffy. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in remaining chocolate chips, nuts and white chocolate.

Drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets (about 1/4 cup scoops) 2 inches apart. Bake 12-14 minutes or until set. Centers will appear soft and moist. Cool 1-2 minutes. Eat.

Dan and the boys gave them a thumbs up. I say an 8 out of 10. They look yummy, but need more pecans this time (I only had a handful left.) I would make the smaller also.

We broke out and went crazy. I want to expand my repertoire. And what better chance to use one of my garage sale finds from Saturday? I got a Betty Crocker Cookie Book for $1!!! She wanted $5!! No way. I had to talk her down, who pays that much for a book at a garage sale? People here in Utah seriously expect full price for their cast offs.

The star (.50 cents!) is going to turn either red or gold for my front door this Christmas and the finial ($3.00) is just a fun little find to put on my desk. A little pricey but I've been looking for a little one just that size. All in all $4.50 spent.

No clothes for LuLu though this time. Poor thing is going to have to go naked from not having any clothes! Look at how cute she was in her capri's this last Friday night. All dressed up for her cousin James first birthday party.

I was SO dumb. I gave James cute mommy lots of Graham and Greg's old clothes. He happened to be wearing a shirt of Graham's for his party. Those boys are just built the same and I glanced over and from behind I swore I saw my little Graham toddling and trying to walk across the lawn! James looked JUST LIKE HIM when he was that age!! I felt like someone had zoomed me back 5 years for just a few precious seconds. I got all teary eyed.
Now I know I am a lame mom.
Then I saw my almost 6 year old Graham trying to throw apples at the house and quickly snapped out of that one.