Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are simply the best chocolate chip cookie I've made! They are a great treat, easy and delicious. Freeze well for lunches and snacks too!

2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup butter (softened) or Crisco/butter combination if your running a bit low on butter!

3/4 cup white sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar (packed)

1 tsp vanilla (or more to suit taste)

2 eggs

2 cups milk chocolate chips (that's a bag of about 326g)

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven: to 375 degrees

1. Cream butter, sugars, vanilla and eggs.

2. Add flour, soda, salt.

3. Mix thoroughly add chocolate chips (and nuts if using them).

4. On greased cookie sheet (or parchment lined cookie sheet), drop by teaspoonful size.

5. Bake for about 9 minutes.

6. Remove from pan and cool. Store in airtight container or freezer containers.

TIP: Watch the BOTTOM of the cookies not the tops to check for when they are done. Cookie bottoms should be golden brown. The top of the cookie may look unbaked, but will finish baking... if you remove the cookies when the tops look 'done' or golden, the bottoms will be darker, and the cookie will be crunchier. For soft cookies, remove when bottoms are golden.

Makes about 5 dozen cookies. Cookies are about 1 1/2" when baked.

Make these on a rain or snow day when you're stuck inside and freeze them for picnics, school lunches, midnight snacks or just because you'd like a cookie!

No-Yeast Pizza Dough

The kids want pizza, you're running low on cash and you're out of yeast to make the pizza dough. This great dough is super fast, no rising time and easy as a pizza pie! The dough is very similar to a tea biscuit tasting crust when finished.

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2/3 cup milk

6 Tbsp oil

Mix together and spread on a cookie sheet or pizza pan.

Preheat oven: to 425 degrees

Top with sauce, toppings and cheese. Bake for about 20 minutes, watching for a golden crust on the bottom of the pizza.



Topping Suggestions:

Top with pizza sauce (spaghetti sauce works too!)

Herbs, spices and your favourite pizza toppings!


* Use up some left over chicken cut into pieces
* Frozen or leftover: meatballs cut in quarters (heat through easier).
* Leftover hamburger patties cut or crumbled on the pizza.
* Sliced bologna, pepperoni, ham or other deli meats cut up into bite sized pieces.
* Pineapple (drained) and chopped
* Olives (sliced/drained)
* Tomato slices
* Cooked broccoli
* Onions, sliced/diced
* Green peppers, red peppers and other sweet bell peppers; sliced or cubed
* Hot pepper rings
* Mushrooms (canned or sliced, fresh)
* Feta cheese, drained/crumbled (a personal favourite!)
* Spinach (rinsed and ripped)

Top it off with cheese!

Easy crowd pleaser, saves time and money and promotes team work in the kitchen with children having input into toppings and assisting! Remember what ingredients you used, you'll want to name your creation!

Shortbread Cookies

Super simple, fast and easy cookies! Great for freezing to have on hand for school lunches or when guests pop by!

1/2 cup icing sugar

1 cup butter

2 1/2 cups flour

Preheat oven: to 350 degrees

1. Mix ingredients together and knead until like pie crust dough.

2. Roll out & cut into desired shapes (or just with a glass or mug for circles)

3. Prick top of cookies with a fork.

4. Bake watching carefully for golden bottoms on the cookies. (this varies with size and thickness of cookies)

Freezer friendly. Children could help cut out shapes and put sprinkles on top prior to baking.