diff --git a/content/blog/2024/cat-in-the-cream-cookies.md b/content/blog/2024/cat-in-the-cream-cookies.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d357596 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024/cat-in-the-cream-cookies.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +title: "Cat in the Cream Cookies" +date: 2024-11-18 +tags: + - Cooking + - Cookies + - Oberlin +--- + +One of my favorite memories from my time as a student at [Oberlin][ob] was going +to the [Cat in the Cream][cat]. I saw a lot of great plays, improv shows, and +jazz ensembles by students, and several performances by visiting musical guests. + +The other highlight of these memories was the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies you +could get for $1. They're somewhere between a small cake and a cookie, often +fresh-baked (they often had a hard time keeping up with demand on show nights). +Honestly they're everything I want in a cookie. I think the recipe was printed +in an edition of the [Alumni Magazine][mag] at some point in the last several +years, but this [video][video] I found online was the closest I had to hand, so +I'm copying it here. + + +## Recipe + +**Yield:** 20 cookies + +### Tools + +* Measuring cups and spoons +* 2 large mixing bowls +* Spoon or electric mixer to mix wet ingredients +* Whisk to combine dry ingredients (optional) +* 1 or 2 half-size sheet pans for baking + + +### Ingredients + +* 2 cups butter, softened +* 1 cup granulated sugar +* 2 cups brown sugar or 2 tablespoons of molasses +* 4 eggs, lightly beaten +* 2 teaspoons vanilla +* 4 cups flour +* 2 teaspoons baking soda +* 2 teaspoons salt +* Dash cinnamon +* 4 cups oats +* 3 cups chocolate chips + + +### Method + +1. Preheat oven to 375°. +1. Combine butter, sugars, and/or molasses in a bowl. +1. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir to combine. +1. Mix flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a separate bowl. +1. Add dry ingredients above to the wet. Stir to combine. +1. Add in oats and chocolate chips. Stir to combine. +1. Drop in large hunks (about 1/4 cup) onto ungreased baking sheets. They don't + spread during baking, but you'll only get six cookies on a half sheet. +1. Bake until the edges are slightly brown. The original recipe says 20 minutes, + but 15 was enough in my oven. + + +[ob]: https://www.oberlin.edu +[cat]: https://www.thecatinthecream.com/our-menu.html +[video]: https://vimeo.com/827645032 +[mag]: https://www.oberlin.edu/communications/editorial/alumni-magazine