4 million dollar, 4 million, that’s how big my mistake was at work this week. Needless to say I am stressed, and when I’m stressed I eat. On Monday I found myself pacing back and forth outside of a conference room because I wanted left over cookies from their lunch meeting. There were no leftovers. I raced up and down the aisles at work to get a small bite of chocolate, no one had any. When I was stressed and needed it the most my work let me down.
Cookie dough… Reminder: do not eat all of it.
I decided I was going to make a sweet treat for me, I mean everyone at work. I also lost a bet to one of the departments and promised them cupcakes. But the thing is, on Tuesday when I came home from the gym, I realized I did not have enough butter for a butter cream frosting. I also did not have any cream cheese for a cream cheese frosting. And on top of all of that it was 8:30 pm, I was not going out to get anything. So I settled with cookies.
What I really wanted to make was double chocolate chunk espresso cookies. Well, let me tell you, I did not have anything to make that. No espresso, no Dutch processed coco, and not enough butter. This whole baking thing was starting to stress me out almost as much as my 4 million dollar mistake.
TO THE INTERNET! I don’t often borrow recipes from the internet but when I do I make sure the recipe is legit. I borrowed Chewy Oatmeal M&M cookies from Sally’s Baking Addiction, AND MAN DID THEY COME OUT WONDERFUL! I made two batches, one for my work fellows and one for the house. For the first batch I followed the recipe to a T. I was pleased how they came out however the cinnamon was throwing me off, something with the cinnamon and the chocolate was not working for me. However it did take me 3 cookies to decide this. For my second batch I dropped the cinnamon and added another teaspoon of vanilla. These came out much better for my liking. Chewy, soft, hearty with the oatmeal, and still sweet with M&M’s thrown in. A perfect distressing snack.
Chewy Oatmeal M&M cookies
Adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction
Makes roughly 24 cookies
Ingredients
1/2 Cup unsalted butter, room temp
3/4 Cup brown sugar
1/4 Cup granulated sugar
1 Large egg
3 Teaspoons vanilla
1 and 2/3 Old Fashioned rolled oats
1 Cup all-purpose flour
½ Teaspoon baking soda
A bag of M&M added to taste (small or large does not matter, I used large because again, I did not have small)
With a stand mixer cream the softened butter and the sugars, add the eggs and vanilla and mix.
Beat in the oats, flour, and baking soda until combined. Stir in the M&Ms/
Preheat the oven to 350. Line pans with parchment paper and bake for 10 minutes or until golden
These were a hit at work!
Not So Culinary Graduate 