The first year of law school is notorious for being an unpleasant time. Scratch that. Unpleasant would be an understatement. While hazing experience might be an apt description, the first year might be summarized by noting that we (the terrified 1Ls) had the “fear” put in us. Needless to say, this post is not supposed to be a rant about the dog days of first year. This post is about two survival tactics (well, three): (1) you need a great friend named Lindsay, (2) a nearby target, and (3) the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies.
Toward the end of the spring semester, Lindsay and I looked forward to Wednesday night Target-runs as a way to break the monotony of law books and legal writing. It wouldn’t be uncommon for a passerby to spy two harried looking gals vigorously debating the merits of different hallmark cards. We knew how to draw out our time in Target, that’s for sure. At the end of the shopping run (for which we usually had nothing to show), we’d head to my apartment to bake some chocolate chip cookies (and watch Project Runway).
Now, you must understand that Lindsay is quite straight-laced. Not in a strict, don’t-slouch way. In a foodie-way. She eats only natural, organic ingredients, uses natural sugars (agave nectar, pure maple, honey), and generally avoids anything hinting of hydrogenation (ahem, butter). However, chocolate chip cookies possessed the power to lead Lindsay astray—at least for one cookie. These cookies became our survival indulgences, the sustenance we needed to finish those last ten pages and write those last hundred words.
I think Lindsay would appreciate these Heath Bar Cookies. This cookie has all the comfort of a basic chocolate chip cookie with the added pizzazz (/crunchiness) of a heath bar! Delicious.
2 ½ c AP flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
1 TBS unsweetened cocoa powder
1 c butter, softened
1 c granulated sugar
½ c brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ c heath bars, chopped (I used the mini Heath bars and it took me about 36 bars to get 1 ½ cups; a hammer or mallet might be the easiest way to "chop" these bars)
1 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
Whisk the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cocoa together.
Cream butter and sugars together. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla.
Mix in dry ingredients in three parts. Stir in the heath bar and chocolate chips.
Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350. Bake cookies 10-12 minutes (mine took about 12 minutes).
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5 comments:
I did this while in college but it was Walmart as we did not have a Target. We would just go and kind of wander around and always come out with candy or something sweet. Im glad you have a Lindsay so you can make it through school.
I love going to Target- it's such a great distraction! These cookies look yummy! I love anything with Heath Bar in it.
I love that there are just stacks and stacks of cookies in that photo. They look so very good.
Mmmm... toffee and chocolate chips... awesome combination!
Thanks for the comment on my blog! Good luck with your first marathon. I think already having a half marathon under your belt definitely helps. I actually have a running blog, too! http://26point2ers.blogspot.com. It's pretty much the good, the bad, and the ugly (lots of ugly, actually) of my training. A friend and I share the blog.
I'll definitely be checking back to see more of your yummy treats! :)
Elyse! Its Sydney, Brandon showed me your blog... and I have to say, I LOVE Heath bar and I will most definitely be attempting to make these cookies this weekend...!
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