CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES

In honor of National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day I decided to make my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. It's a unique recipe, using dark brown sugar and almond extract and the oatmeal gives it a chewy texture which is what I love so much! 

I hope you enjoy these as much as my family does!

GLUTEN FREE MAPLE CINNAMON CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Still on my quest for the perfect gluten free chocolate chip cookies. I think my recipe that I posted a couple weeks ago is hands down the best standard chocolate chip recipe. I wanted to spice things up a bit, so I tweaked the recipe a little to give it a little kick with some cinnamon and maple syrup. I loved how these turned out. The flavor is yummy and because of the maple syrup, the texture is moise and chewy, just how I like it!

GLUTEN FREE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

I'm still on a quest to help my girlfriend, who has celiac, get over feeling like she can't have her baked goodies! Today was all about chocolate chip cookies! I think I have the combination of ingredients down so that when you take a bite of this cookie, you won't even know it's gluten free! My husband ate 4 and he said he didn't even know they were gluten free! That's gotta be a good sign. I think these are the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever made, gluten free or not! I hope you enjoy them too!

CHEWY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Who doesn't love brownies? I'm not even a chocolate lover and I love brownies! About 10 years ago, my sister and I decided to put an end to wondering which was the better brownie recipe, a mix, from scratch, etc. So we baked a bunch of brownies and had a taste test. This was hands down the best and chewiest brownies ever! I hope you enjoy them!

CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA TORTE LAYERED CAKE

I made this scrumptious cake for my husbands birthday a few weeks ago. He loves chocolate and I'm an occasional chocolate eater (milk chocolate only). I decided to add some vanilla cake layers and cream cheese frosting to give it some variety so the party guests weren't completely laid out in a chocolate coma by the end of the party. It was a long process, because I'm a novice, but here is how it went. 
Frosting recipe is also included.