Choc Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateChipCookies.html

1 cup (2 sticks) (226 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated white sugar
3/4 cup (160 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups (315 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (270 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup (100 grams) walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) with rack in center of oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter. Add the white and brown sugars and beat until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in eggs, one at a time, making sure to beat well after each addition. Add the vanilla and beat until incorporated.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and beat until incorporated, adding the chocolate chips about half way through mixing. If you find the dough very soft, cover and refrigerate until firm (about 30 minutes).

For large cookies, use about a 2 tablespoon ice cream scoop or with two spoons, drop about 2 tablespoons of dough (35 grams) onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake about 12 - 14 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges. Cool completely on wire rack.

Makes about 4 dozen - 3 inch round cookies

Note: You can freeze this dough. Form the dough into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Freeze and then place the balls of dough in a plastic bag, seal, and freeze. When baking, simply place the frozen balls of dough on a baking sheet and bake as directed - may have to increase baking time a few minutes.

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Decided to bake on deepavali. Had wanted to bake strawberry cheesecake but ws's ntuc ran out of Philadelphia cheese. So I baked cookies!! I replaced walnuts/pecans with macadamia nuts:). 4hours for around 150 cookies. Cos I preferred smaller size cookies:). It got pretty tiring at the end. Scooping dough and arranging them on the tray and sending them into the oven.




















Close-up.

Verdict: CRUNCHY. Yums=). A bit on the sweet side.

MEEPOK!!

Chomp Venue:
Hock Seng Choon Fishball Kway Teow Mee
Blk 16 Bedok South Road
#01-211

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Been thinking about eating this meepok since ages ago. It's THE meepok. The meepok me and my brother love. And that's saying something cos we attended the school opposite the hawker in different time periods. For the brother, it was somewhere in the 1990s. As for me, it was some years ago.

I guess its the way the meepok uncle mixes his chilli sauce and ketchup. And I hate ketchup. But I eat his meepok.


Da (dry) meepok @ $3 (A smaller portion for $2.50)

Ahems. Another bowl please?:DD.

CHAR (Fried) Kway Teow

Chomp Venue:
Hill Street Fried Kway Teow
Blk 16 Bedok South Road
#01-187
(Opp Temasek JC)

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After the old old Lau Pa Sat closed down, you seldom find good char kway teow stalls about. The ones at Bedok interchange had been good once. The marine parade hawker centre's Apollo char kway teow had been nice (if you like the more watery sort of char kway teow). The amoy street FC's char kway teow requires QC. It all depends on the uncle's mood. Lol. Let me know if you know of other great fried kway teow stalls k:). Albeit unhealthy, it's still very appealing to my tastebuds. Don't all unhealthy stuff taste delicious? ^^

Anyway, I used to find the fried kway teow from Blk 16 super oily and overrated. But after a long hiatus and revisiting it, I realise it's not that bad after all~ The bottom of the plate is no longer covered in greasy oil, and there's plenty of healthy bits of tau gay (to ease the guilt) and the traditional guchai (韭菜).


Fried kway teow @ $3

Before I find other alternatives, this is a good choice :D.