COOL THINGS ON THE INTERNET MADE OUT OF FOOD

Today I have two entries for this very important category: first, the Presidential Portrait in Pastry; second, the the anatomically correct heart made entirely out of Sweethearts.

cookies for good for you

I just got home from the hairdressers about 20 minutes ago. I was way overdue for my eyebrow waxing. They look really nice now! The thing is, though, that if our hairdresser was Captain Ahab, my brows would be her white whale. She's such a perfectionist, and she tries so hard to get them exactly even, and my face just won't cooperate. Poor Gina. My eyebrows drive her crazy. :(

Anyway. Here is a recipe for Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Mix together 3 cups of oats, 1 cup of flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

In a different ball, use an electric mixer or hand mixer at set to medium speed to cream together 1 cup each of softened butter (that's 2 sticks), peanut butter (whether creamy or chunky is between you and your god), granulated sugar, and packed brown sugar. When it's all nice and creamy, add one egg and beat for a minute, and then add another egg and beat for another minute. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Now turn the speed down to low and add the dry mixture a little bit at a time, stopping to scrape down the sides every once in a while so it all gets combined. When it's blended in, turn off the mixer and add 1 1/2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips (or 9 oz of finely chopped bittersweet chocolate).

Stick the cookie dough in the fridge for two hours to make it easier to handle. When you're ready to bake, adjust the oven so that it's divided into three sections. Preheat to 350 F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Taking about a tablespoonful of dough at a time, roll it into a ball between your hands and set on the cookie sheets, then press down with the heel of your hand to about a 1/2 inch thickness. The cookies should be about two inches apart.

Cook in the oven 13-15 minutes, two sheets at a time; 7 minutes in, you'll want to switch the sheets top to bottom and back to forward. When they come out of the oven they'll look entirely limp and soggy, but once you remove them to a metal rack to cool, they'll crisp up really nicely. (It took me a long time in baking in general to realize that the reason you use racks is because the air circulation underneath actually serves a big function and that getting them off the sheet and onto a plate or a towel won't work as well.)

also i am going to watch more now

Today I watched both the season 2 and season 3 Psych Christmas specials! Pop quiz, which is gayer, ( s2 spoiler or s3 spoiler )