I didn't get a chance to check in yesterday and wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day, but I hope it was a good one! We had a low key night at home and enjoyed a very decadent dinner. I surprised Shane with one of his favorite appetizers, scallops wrapped in bacon, and then we had braised short ribs, garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus (for me only, of course). Chocolate pudding and chocolate crinkle cookies were on the menu for dessert but we were already so stuffed we didn't make much headway on either. Oh, we also watched Jeopardy together - did anyone else see Watson the supercomputer take on past champions? We're big nerds so we got a kick out of it :)
.If Shane ate oats these chocolate oatmeal drops, which were chosen by Caroline and Claire of Bake with Us for this week's Tuesdays with Dorie, may have made an appearance for dessert after our Valentine's Day meal. Since he doesn't, I'd actually made these several weeks ago and left them for his parents in their freezer when I was house sitting. (When I sat down to write this post, I was very glad to find I'd been smart enough to create a draft post with notes as I didn't remember much!) The method for making the cookies is reminiscent of a lot of brownie recipes - melt chocolate, butter and sugar, then whisk in eggs followed by the dry ingredients. The twist is the oats that are stirred in to the very thick, shiny cookie batter just before it is portioned and baked. I made just 1/4 of the recipe, and wound up with 12 cookies. The cookies baked for 12 minutes, and emerged from the oven with a crackly top.
As much as I love both oats and chocolate, the combination honestly didn't work for me in these cookies. We have a favorite brownie-type chocolate cookie in our house so I'll probably stick with those and save my oats for oatmeal raisin cookies. That said, I noticed many of the other TWD bakers enjoyed this recipe, and the feedback from Shane's parents was positive as well, so take my opinion with a grain of salt and try them yourself! Many thanks to Caroline and Claire for hosting this week. You can find the recipe on their blog here, or on page 75 of Baking: From My Home to Yours.
23 comments:
Sorry that these were not your cup of tea - but I bet your parents were glad to have them.
Not my most favorite either....maybe it was the choc/cinnamon combo?
WOw they sure look good, better then mine! Bummer they weren't a fav. but oh well you can't LOVE everything!!
Even if they weren't a hit, they look quite mouth watering. :)
I didnt love these either, they just didn't work for me. Yours look beautiful though! And what a meal you had last night! wow!
Yours turned out so pretty. While I think these were okay, I have to agree with you about the oats in there. A little odd for a brownie cookie. Your V-day dinner sounds incredibly sumptuous! Hope you had a good one.
They're beautiful, Tracey... even if they weren't your favorite! Sounds like you and Shane had a perfect Valentine's dinner, though! :)
I didn't love them either, but I'd be willing to give yours another try -- they look much prettier than mine!
Too bad they weren't your favorite. They certainly look tastey though :)
That's one of the the "things to love" about this bake along. Everyone likes different things. Either way, Tracey, they look really good. I read the recipe and that is as far as I have gotten so far, but they look reasonably easy to assemble. jeopardy, what is your favorite chocolate for $500? he he
Nicely done
AmyRuth
Another delicious treat left in our freezer. I loved these cookies. They were nice and chocolaty but the oats gave them a lightness that I really enjoyed! Thanks again, Tracey.
howd you get them to look so perfect!
Your copies are the best looking ones I've seen! They look so fudgey and yummy!
Well, at least they look really good! We enjoyed them.
Oh my goodness these cookies looks so gooey! Wonderful photos, just wanna reach through the screen and have one! Happy Valentie's Day to you too and whishing you many more romatic evenings with your loved one :)
your valentines dinner sounds fab! Sorry these cookies didn't suit you, hopefully your inlaws enjoyed them
I didn't know if I'd like these, but I thought they were really good. Yours really look like brownies!
We watched Jeopardy yesterday and today too - Watson is smart and funny!
These sound really good...too bad they didn't live up to expectations. I always hate when that happens. Glad you had a great Valentine's Day though :)
Your cookies look lovely. I had high hopes for these and felt the same way you did.
I'm glad you had a nice Valentine's Day, sounds like an amazing meal. I try to time going to the gym when Jeopardy is on and did see Watson last night!
They look fabulous, but my family would balk if I added any oatmeal to a chocolate cookie! I think I'd eat one or two, though :)
i enjoyed these, too bad that they didn't strike your fancy.
they sure do look beautiful, i'm starting to think that i need to invest in an oven like yours, haha! when i expect my cookies to fall flat, as usual, they stand nice and tall *sigh* there's no winning with my oven.
i hope to bake the scones tonight for company, maybe those will steal your heart :)
Your Valentine's meal sounded fabulous. Thanks for baking along with us this week. Fair enough that we all don't like the same thing, that's what makes this group interesting.
It's always nice when you can find people willing to take baked goods off your hands. =) I think you'd really like them with the peanut butter chips. Or, as Nancy suggested, the Reese's baking pieces.
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