Cookies for Two!

Or one... It doesn't matter really!

If you know me I have the sweet tooth of all sweet teeth. I LOVE chocolate chip cookies.
I love anything sweet but cookies are my favorite.

Since i got married.. Well since I moved away to Ecuador/college I have wanted cookies so bad but hated that my recipe made 80 bazillion. So I have truly been on a quest to find the perfect recipe that will only make about 1 dozen cookies.

For the last 5 years I have cut, halved, forthed and searched for the perfect cookie, and have found not one stinkin one! So Tonight, I decided to make my own. Literally make up my own recipe!

I was so excited that it worked,
 I even took a picture!
















Like I said.. i'm pretty proud of this.

Here is my version of Cookies for Two!

4 T Shortening
4 T Salted Butter (softened...of course)
1/2 C Brown Sugar
 3 T White granulated sugar
1 Egg
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
1 1/4 C flour
1/2 t Baking Powder
1/2 t Baking Soda
1/4 t cornstarch
pinch of salt
1 C chocolate chips

Set oven to 375
Cut butter and either leave our or place in microwave on defrost for 10 seconds
Mix Shortening, butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla together.
Add 1 cup of flour and mix. Add the rest of flour until it gets to the right consistency. ( I don't think I used the full 1/4 cup)
Add BP, BS, Cornstarch and salt.
Then add chocolate chips. ( I say a cup but I have NO IDEA how much I used. If your like my sister you will put more chocolate than cookie, if you're like my mom you will only add 2 chips. Its all preference people!)
The put them in the fridge for a few minutes.

Then you do the whole spoon on sheet and bake type thing.
I baked it for ~10 minutes. I like mine to be ever so slightly brown but still gooey on the inside. The fridge step helps this happen

12 cookies... perfect!

Healthy shrimp alfredo!

Ever Heard on Underdressed Skeleton?

Its a blog all about healthy food! Not anything about the funny diets just about good ol fashioned healthy alternatives. It's great!

We use spaghetti squash as pasta substitute quite a bit. Here is a new recipe that I LOVE...and Shaun HATES.. so eat at your own risk.


Copied straight from her website.

Here is the recipe…

Ingredients:

-Four Cups Cooked Spaghetti Squash (1 Large Squash)
-1/2 Cup Newman’s Own All Natural Alfredo Sauce
-1/2 Cup Plain Non- Fat Greek Yogurt
-1/4 Cup No Salt Added Corn
-1/4 Cup Diced No Salt Added Tomatoes
-1/2 Cup Uncooked Shrimp (Tails Off)

Directions:

1. Bake spaghetti squash for 60 minutes at 350 degrees.
2. In a non-stick sauce pan, heat shrimp until half cooked.
3. Turn heat to low, add: corn, tomato, Greek yogurt and Alfredo sauce. 4. Stir together until creamy.
5. Mix in cooked spaghetti squash! 

Makes Two Servings : 2.5 Cups Per Serving! 

215 Calories, 5.5 g Fat, 24 g Carbs, 5 g Fiber, 18 g Protein, 8 g Sugar