watch out mrs. fields!

aaron is out of town on business for the next 3 days, so last night emma and i decided to bake some chocolate chip cookies for him to take along.

we made a double batch from scratch (no pillsbury dough boys for us!), and emma helped pour and mix most of the ingredients. i think she especially enjoyed taste testing the semi-sweet chocolate chips we added at the end. this is her first go at making chocolate chip cookies, and i don't think it will be the last.

getting little fingers covered with flour.













mixing the dough (with mom's help).













having a bite of her cookie creation.

















i love chocolate chip cookies because the recipe is so simple (i have it memorized, believe it or not), and there's always that warm, comforting feeling that goes along with every bite.