Chocolate Oatmeal Chippers

My sister-in-law sent me this recipe recently and we made them yesterday. YUMMY!!

Chocolate Oatmeal Chippers

1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cup flour
2 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 (12 oz.) bag milk chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips. Put on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 minutes at 350.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

My friend Stefanie made these cookies for me last week and they were oh so delicious. The recipe I normally use, Mrs. Fields, calls for a whole pound of butter - which makes a truly delectable cookie, but that's a lot of butter - and butter is not cheap! So anyway, this recipe uses margarine, and it is fabulous! Enjoy!

It is Stefanie's mother-in-law, Nancy's recipe:

Nancy’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
Bake 375 for 10-12 mins.

Beat following ingredients until smooth:
3 cubes of margarine (room temp.)
2 c. sugar
½ c. brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla

Combine together then add:
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
4 ½ c. flour

Stir in:
3 c. chocolate chips

Soup's On!

It's not officially soup season yet, but I was craving this soup we made this summer when we were at the lake. It's super easy and of course, delicious.

Broccoli Cheese Chowder

Now, it does call for heavy cream, but you can substitute milk without any problem. And I add more potatoes to thicken it up a bit. Serve in a bread bowl or with French bread. Mmmmm!!!