Choco Chip + Caramilk Cookies.

Chocolate chip cookies + Caramilk? Yes please!

Here's my recipe:

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 granulated sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup of milk chocolate chips
Caramilk bars (each bar has 10 pieces and this recipe yields around 24 cookies)

a) Preheat oven to 350
b) Cream together butter + sugars until smooth. Add egg + vanilla, blend.
c) Stir in flour, cornstarch, baking soda + salt. Stir in choco chips.
d) Grab about half a tablespoon of dough and form into a ball.  Put one square of Caramilk in the middle of the ball + push down. Cover the top with another half a tablespoon of dough.
e) Bake for 10 minutes or until bottom starts to lightly brown. Take out of the oven before fully cooked and let it stand on stove top. (This makes for soft + chewy cookies!)

Enjoy!

melody

Walk.

It's easy to get overwhelmed with the tasks at hand especially if you're tired, broken or even physically sick. I was reminded today by my good friend Amelia how precious a nice walk outside is. I mean, it's February people and it's basically spring weather out today - so... take.ad.van.tage. Even if you're busy, just take 10 minutes and go for a walk, I can almost guarantee it will change your day. Put your phone away, put the laptop to sleep, put your shoes on and go admire God's creation. You won't regret it.

The Sun // from my walk today.

melody

Surprise!

I don't know about you - but I love surprises!

Yesterday I came back to my room to find this lovely surprise on my desk from one of my friend's moms who knows I love baked goods! It made my night. Maybe you have a family member, a roommate, a significant other, or even a co-worker that's having a busy or even stressful week. Surprise them with something! Doesn't have to be extravagant - even if it's something small like a little message on a sticky note. Your small gesture of thoughtfulness goes a long way :) So go ahead - surprise someone!

melody