TWD #2 - Chunky Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Chocolate Chipster Cookies

Whew, what a mouthful - to say and to eat! This weeks recipe was chosen by the lovely Stefany (or tpox, as we Nesties know her) of Proceed with Caution. It's a big crispy yet chewy mouthful of peanut-butter, oatmeal and chocolate that simply screams for a big cold glass of milk. I made these on Friday evening so that Alex could bring them to his brother in NYC. I can't keep cookies in the apt or I'll just eat them all!

Being a part of TWD has already increased my baking technique and my baking snobbery. I love how Dorie writes an explanation before each section, giving different ideas and suggestions. This has become incredibly helpful throughout my kitchen adventures. For example, I have learned that even though chocolate chips are pretty convenient, I really like the flavor of actual chocolate chunks. And I feel so hardcore chopping it up in my kitchen! Dorie's right about this, fo' sho.

I have to say I was disappointed in these cookies. Sorry Dorie! You know I love you, bubbeleh. I mean, based on the amazingly delicious sounding name I figured I would like them...but I didn't. The batter was good (hey, I had to taste it in the name of research!) but when they came out of the oven, they were dry and not all that delish. I thought maybe they would be better after cooling off, and they were slightly more moist the next morning, but still not enough for me. Maybe it's the PB in the cookies b/c I recall regular PB cookies having a slightly dry and crumbly texture. My cookies were a little darker than the other bloggers and I think that's because I made a lot of chocolate "dust" when I chopped up the chunks.

Anyways, Alex and his brother loved the cookies, which is fine with me! I don't think I'll make these again, though. Next week is another cookie recipe and after that, I think I'll be cookied out. I know I can bake cookies...I want to try something else now!