Brown sugar and cookies!

Yesterday I was craving a good, homemade cookie, so I headed into my kitchen to see what I could come up with.

I found a new recipe for chocolate chip cookies to try and started to gather up the ingredients. Unfortunately, when I got out my brown sugar it was as hard as a rock. I really didn't want to go to the store to get more, so I decided to try and make my own.

It is really easy to do, and now that I've tried it, I may never go back to buying the packaged kind again. All you do is take a cup of sugar, and depending on how dark you want it, 1 to 2 tablespoons of molasses. Stir it together with a fork, and voila - nice, fluffy brown sugar. Here's a picture of the finished product.

Now on to the cookies. The recipe I used comes from Kraft's website.

Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies
2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans

Cream the butter and sugars. Add the sour cream, egg and vanilla. Mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips and pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

I didn't have any pecans, so I left them out, but I think it's still a good cookie without them. Before I put them in a storage container, they were really nice. Crispy on the outside and really soft inside. Today, they are just soft. But I like that, too.