Yesterday the first of the autumnal storms roared across the farm. These storms are very slim bands of weather. Hitting one farm and not the other. Wreaking havoc here and calm over there. 
Hugo laughed crazily and ran out into the storm. Josh had been recording the sounds of the storm in the corn (he is a musician, a composer – needing a quiet spot to work on a Fellowship proposal and loves all things sound) so they banded together and screamed into the teeth of the gale – scaring it away.
Yesterday I lost a bet. Hugo ( who looks after the chickens – the layers) and I have been betting for days as to how many eggs the chickens will lay and so far I have always been right. But yesterday evening I lost the bet – there were not 15 eggs there were 22!. I lost with a startlingly wide margin of error. Hugo, of course, looked smug and said “Well, You see I talk with them – they are my little friends.” (you have to say that in a French accent).
So today (because I lost the bet) I have to make Chocolate Chip Cookies ” Lots of, lots of, lots of . ” – apparently.
But I have never made chocolate cookies. I am not a chocolate chip cookie lover, you see. So. Do you have a recipe for me? -that only uses maybe five or six ingredients. Not fancy. Just tasty. I have a block of good bitter chocolate in the fridge. Now what?
I hope you have a lovely day,
Love you friend on the farm,
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
56 responses to “Stormy Chocolate Chip Cookies”
Gorgeous shots, wow. Black and white. Stormy. And crazy (funny) boyz, hey…
Good luck with your cookies. I’m sure you’ve got a suitable recipe already, hope they come out fine…
I love the black and white photos. Stunning.
As for chocolate chip cookies, you are a Kiwi girl – it would be hard to go past Edmonds Sante Biscuits – They are a staple for lunchboxes all over NZ.
125g (1/2 cup) butter, softened
125g (¼ cup caster (superfine) sugar – I use regular and it works just as well
3 tbsp sweetened, condensed milk
few drops of vanilla extract
1½ cups plain AP flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup chocolate chips
Cream the butter and sugar and condensed milk, mix in the dry ingredients – form balls, press them onto a baking sheet, Bake at 180°C for about 20 minutes.
Enjoy
I love that photo of Hugo and Josh. That storm looks nasty, hope there wasn’t too much damage. 22 eggs are a lot of eggs…what do you do with them all? I have an Indonesian cake recipe that takes a lot of eggs (I chose one that only took 6 but others I’ve seen on line take 12-20!).
This https://kitcheninspirations.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/bargain-basement-barbs-ultimate-chocolate-chunk-cookies/ is a very good recipe, makes a chunky chocolate cookie that has a bit of chewiness to it and a lot of chunks of chocolate. As I recall, it makes a few dozen.
Am loving the photos, the screaming into the storm and the cookie recipes! Sorry I can’t contribute….never make them but I think that’s about to change!
You may need to consider making a recording of Hugo’s chicken whispering so the egg production doesn’t fall off when he sadly takes his leave…
Lots of choc chip biccie recipes, Hugo is sure to be a happy winner 🙂
Here is the only recipe you’ll ever need unless it’s too late:
1 cup salted butter (high fat is best)
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup lt brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups King Arthur flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups choc chips
Blend butter and sugars until thick and creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until the batter is very thick and visibly lighter in color. This is vital! In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add to butter mixture along with the chocolate. Mix only til combined and then bake at 350 F for about 12 minutes. Do not cool on a cookie rack. Lay a paper towel on the counter and move the cookies to the counter after they’re cool enough to move from the sheet without breaking. Enjoy!!
I think you and the boys will like these chocolate chip bars. They taste just as good as chocolate chip cookies (I think) and they are easier to make.
http://www.sunnycovechef.com/chocolate-walnut-delight-bars.html
I love your storm and rain picture! And I have a great chocolate chip cookie recipe. It’s called Toffee Bar Cookies. 1cup butter, soft; 1 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 cups flour; 1 to 1 and 1/2 cups (depending on your chocolate fix needed) semisweet chocolate chips; 1 cup chopped walnuts. Cream butter and sugar; add flour and nuts and chocolate chips and stir until mealy–do not make the mixture creamy. Press into a 10 x 15 cookie pan and bake at 350 until brown (about 20 minutes, give or take three). Cut while warm and soft, then wait for them to cool. This is a crunchy sweet cookie. The recipe can be halved and baked in a smaller pan.
Hugo and Josh are two wild and craaaaaazy guys in that photo! I love the storm shots. I’m not a chocolate fan – I like the cookie part but not the chocolate. I don’t know the chemistry behind it but with ANY cookie baking, I get the most wonderful texture if I use 1/2 regular flour and 1/2 bread flour. Also adding just a teaspoon of cornstarch.
interesting – i will try that!
Love the heavy skies and those two rascals sound like great fun. Kate’s cookies sound like they might me right up my street…. adds crunchy peanut butter to my shopping list!