boohoo.

my brain has gone to sleep.

i think i need it back.

i've been clicking on the mystery boxes senselessly for the past fifteen minutes.

my brain HAS gone to sleep.

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COOKIE monster pouch.
my first bdae present!!! ^^
































Chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies.
baked them ytd! i told myself deepavali will be a day for baking hoho:D. these fellows are pretty small and the dough was ALOT so i made around 150 of them. ferrying them in and out of the oven. took about 4h. am i a slow worker or sth. original baking plan was strawberry cheesecake. but dear ntuc ran out of cheese. so from the simple cheesecake it became the mega time consuming cookies. hee. but i guesss, they turned out pretty yummy:DD.

Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
(from http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateChipCookies.html)

1 cup (2 sticks) (226 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated white sugar
3/4 cup (160 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups (315 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon bakiNg soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (270 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup (100 grams) walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) with rack in center of oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter. Add the white and brown sugars and beat until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in eggs, one at a time, making sure to beat well after each addition. Add the vanilla and beat until incorporated.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and beat until incorporated, adding the chocolate chips about half way through mixing. If you find the dough very soft, cover and refrigerate until firm (about 30 minutes).

For large cookies, use about a 2 tablespoon ice cream scoop or with two spoons, drop about 2 tablespoons of dough (35 grams) onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake about 12 - 14 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges. Cool completely on wire rack.

Makes about 4 dozen - 3 inch round cookies

Note: You can freeze this dough. Form the dough into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Freeze and then place the balls of dough in a plastic bag, seal, and freeze. When baking, simply place the frozen balls of dough on a baking sheet and bake as directed - may have to increase baking time a few minutes.

I used macadamia nuts instead of walnuts/pecans cos ntuc didn't have pecans and don't really like walnuts. Anyway, macadamia nuts were a vvgood choice:).
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i'm getting behind with the grass house):.

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and i'm getting more and more irritated by a dear lecturer. i couldn't even bring myself to smile at his joke. argh. dunno why other people in the lt could stand him and laugh. okay. TWO more lessons. that's it.

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