Luckily, I made these about a month ago on a whim. Jaos, my brilliant husband, suggested that I start taking pictures of all the recipes I made from BFMHTY. I so often bake from the book, whether it be a recipe for TWD or not. Now, I just make sure to snap a picture. I made these with raisins instead of extra chocolate pieces. I can see how white chocolate would have helped the flavor, but alas, I didnt have any in the pantry when I made them. I liked these cookies, but like last week, they were not my favs. I think I may not be a chocolate-chocolate cookie person. They were really easy to make though, and the kids seemed to enjoy them.
Sidenote: I am recovering well from my hysterectomy. Thanks to all who have sent msgs, emails and IMs.The aftermath was a lot more painful than I anticipated. I am thankful that my Mom has come to help out, and Jaos has been such a huge, huge help too. (As well as for the pain pills my Dr gave me, THANK YOU!) I will catch up with TWD admin stuff as soon as I can. xo
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I am glad that you are doing well š
Mmmm the innards look brownie like. YUM! I love me some brownies… Glad to hear you’re recovering (slowly but surely). Get well soon.
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
You can never go wrong with extra raisins. =) I hope you continue to recover quickly.
your cookies look great! good luck with your recovery and i am pleased things went well!
I agree re not being a chocolately cookie person, I kind of like the more traditional base with lots of chocolate in the cookie…glad to hear you are recovering nicely.
I used white chocolate instead of the raisins and loved them. Great pics and smart idea to take pics of the recipes when you make them!
Hope your recovery is quick! š
Your cookies are some of the best looking ones I’ve seen. Take care of yourself and get well soon.
beautiful cookies!! i had a hysterectomy when i was 28, with 3 young kids around the house. i’m going to be 50 in november, and i still remember how difficult the recovery was. take very good care of yourself, and don’t push it.
I’m glad you’re recovering well! I know this has been a trying time for you.
I was chocolated-out by these cookies too. Way too much chocolate! Unlike the last few weeks’ cookies, I didn’t feel the need to eat more than one or two–and not because they’re bad, but just because they’re so rich.
I’m glad you’re feeling better after the operation!
You cookies look great!! I absolutely loved them!
Yours look wonderful.
I loved them, but I am a chocolate chocolate person.
Oh my gosh, I hope you’re feeling better! My cousin had the same operation, and I stayed with her and took care of her children while she recuperated. It’s tough. But I hope that you are feeling better now – it must be a weight off your mind. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Hang in there – hope you are felin great again soon!! (too bad o more of thse cookies are around to help you out with that, though…keep taking the meds – it’s almost the same without tasting as good.
Don’t forget LOC! anyway.. those cookies look marvellous! get well soon!
Im glad your doing all right. Hang in there and rest! I thought these cookies rocked. I love yours!
Wow, yours look so good. I can almost forget that there’s raisins in them! š
I’m so glad you’re recovering well from the surgery. It’s probably a good thing you made these earlier – my boyfriend started reminding me to take pictures of everything I bake too, just in case I want to blog about it š
There are plenty of us out here that will take up the consumption slack of chocolaty cookies for those of you that prefer other things. Glad you are feeling better.
Hope you feel better soon, and that you have some treats to cheer you that you like better than chocolate cookies!! Great job on the pre=prepared post. I’ve got some pictures of Dorie recipes all sitting in my “draft posts” file.
Hope that you get to feeling wonderful soon! The cookies look delish! Surely baked goods will be a good therapy to help you feel better soon!
Your cookies look great! Glad you are recovering and doing well. I do the same thing as you- I’ve got a few baked goods from the book that I’ve made, taken pictures of, and am waiting until they get chosen to post! Hope you can get back into the kitchen soon!
I’ve been thinking about you for days, wondering how things went – I’ve just been a crazy person around here. I’m glad you didn’t try to make these while you need to rest. Hugs!
Glad to hear your recovering well. Wishing you all the best x
Your cookies look lovely! I agree with you, they are extremely rich!
They look good! Nice job.
I love the title. It fits those delightful treats perfectly.
Hi Laurie
I have awarded you a prize for inspiring me to start blogging!
http://weetreatsbytammy.blogspot.com/2008/09/happy-blog-day-to-me-and-cupcake-hero.html
Tammy
Here’s to a speedy recovery! š
That’s a good man. I hope you recover quickly and well!
First off, I just wanted to say send you wishes for a quick recovery! I hope you are feeling better very soon. The cookies you made look great and I really enjoyed this recipe.
your cookies look more brownie-like than mine…i like yours better! hope you are feeling good soon!!
oh wow girl i’m so sorry to hear about your surgery š¦ I hope you feel better!! Sending lots of good thoughts your way!
Laurie, I hope you get feeling better soon! Your husband is one smart cookie to have you taking pictures just in case.
I’m glad your recovery is going well!! Hope you fell all better soon, these cookies rocked!! I’m doing the same thing, if I make something out of the book I snap a pic and save it for it’s turn :O)
Very best wishes to you, Laurie. Take it easy for a while…
Thanks so much for starting this whole thing! I loved these cookies, but then I love chocolate, the more the better.
I’m glad your recovery is going well. Here’s to continuing going well. Also, be vigilant with mammograms when taking hormones. My MIL had a hysterectomy about 10 years ago and took hormones every since. At the beginning of this year, her yearly mammogram caught a tiny speck. It turned out to be breast cancer that was somehow affected by the hormones. Of course, the mammogram caught it early enough that lumpectomy and some radiation and now she’s cancer free. So remember that mammograms save.