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When my husband and I married it was tradition in the small town where he came from to gift cookbooks to the couple. But these gifted cookbooks were no ordinary cookbooks, for they housed the prized cooking creations and recipes from local area residents. I received one of these highly sought after cookbooks from my mother in law. At the time, I didn’t fully understand the gift I had been given, but now 18 years later, its’ dog eared and food splattered appearance pretty much solidifies it’s obvious usefulness in my kitchen. And the recipes in this book have now become our own family recipes, with a few kid inspired adjustments to some of the recipes. Because kids will be kids, and if you give them the chance they can come up with some pretty amazing things. Like the story behind our version of the $250 dollar cookie recipe.
Let me explain.
You probably already know the story behind the original $250 dollar cookie recipe, but just in case you don’t know it, here it is. One day a mother and her daughter visited a very swanky department store. Inside the department store there was a restaurant and the mother and daughter bought some cookies to eat at the restaurant. According to the story, the cookies were so amazing that the mother asked their server for the recipe for the cookies. The server told her that the only way she could find out the recipe was if the mother bought it.
So the mother asked how much the recipe was and the server said two fifty. She mistakenly thought the server had said $2.50 cents, only to find out once her credit card bill came that she had actually been charged $250 dollars.
And so now whenever you see a recipe for $250 cookies, you know the whole story, but not the story about how ours were created. I will get to that in a minute.
I have 4 children and the mere act of my starting to make a batch of cookies means that I will have instantaneous helpers. This is because they have learned that those who help to make the cookies, reap the benefits of licking bowls, spoons and such. Smart kids.
And sometimes their idea of helping means that they just sneak up behind the one mixing and try to steal a chocolate chip or two. But, eh kids will be kids.
So now here is the story for how our variation on the $250 dollar cookie came to be. In my now heir-loomed cookbook, the original cookie recipe includes the addition of some blended oatmeal. This is good. We all like oatmeal around here, but one day my children accidentally added the oatmeal straight hot, from the pan into the bowl and then promptly dumped in an entire bag of chocolate chips into the mix. Which of course meant that the chocolate chips melted, and we were now left with a nice mud looking cookie mixture. Luckily though, the quick thinking of my children saved the day and with one simple addition (white chocolate chips) into our almost botched cookie recipe, they ended up creating a pretty epic recipe.
Thank you children!
So now are you ready for the recipe? Here it is!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups blended oatmeal
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- 12 oz chocolate chips
- 12 oz white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream both sugars, butter and vanilla. Add eggs.
- Mix in flour, oatmeal (hot is good) baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add in chocolate chips. Let the chips melt and mix all of the ingredients together.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Roll mixture into balls and place balls on a greased cookie sheet.
- Top each ball with your desired amount of white chocolate chips.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
Yum, right?!
As this recipe proves, letting kids be kids is pretty fantastic. Sure there are messes when we let them do that, but childhood messes, adventures and making mud pie cookies together lasts only a short time. So I say have it at children; and I am just happy to come along on the adventure!
Most of the time.
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I would love to hear how you let your kids be kids and stay on top of those adventuring messes?
Don’t forget to Pin or save this recipe before you leave! Happy Adventuring!
Love,
Jen
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Comments
These cookies look SO good and hey, they have oatmeal in them so that makes the a breakfast food, right?!
Beth recently posted…Summer Cash Giveaway 2016
Yes, you caught me. Plus it has eggs and flour and is pretty much the perfect breakfast food!
Jen recently posted…The Story Behind Our $250 Dollar Cookie Recipe
I am so trying your cookie recipes and I have a cookie with coconut that I made accidentally here that ended up being a happy accident too for our family a few Christmases ago and just love when stuff like that happens!! ;)
Janine Huldie recently posted…Race Day Fruit Cars with Free Printable Plus Sciatic Back Tips
Now have you shared that recipe before? I am kind of a sucker for coconut. I know not everybody is, but oh it is such good stuff!
Jen recently posted…The Story Behind Our $250 Dollar Cookie Recipe
I love your kids. What treasures they are. What a great accident recipe too.
Have a cookietastic day. :)
Comedy Plus recently posted…Comment Game
Hah! I will try and remind myself of that the next time one of them clogs the toilet with a lip balm container. P.S. That really happened :)
Jen recently posted…The Story Behind Our $250 Dollar Cookie Recipe
Thanks for sharing! Sounds like you made a new, but equally good, version! I haven’t heard of the $250 cookie recipe so that was fun to learn about too.
ShootingStarsMag recently posted…Without Trace by Simon Booker
The more you know right? I think there are probably a hundred different versions of the 250 dollar cookie story, but that one is the one most people know, so I stuck with it. I wonder if it really is true?? Maybe I need to do a little urban legend discovery for an upcoming post? We shall see.
Jen recently posted…The Story Behind Our $250 Dollar Cookie Recipe
So much chocolate! This recipe sounds amazing!
Akaleistar recently posted…Confessions of a Small-Time Blogger
I know right?! Maybe we should have renamed our version the chocopalooza :)
Jen recently posted…The Story Behind Our $250 Dollar Cookie Recipe
I think you know how much I like cookies. And all products! A lot!
This recipe is a winner. The thumbnail alone made me want to click immediately.
Tamara recently posted…The Start of Summer With Ellio’s Pizza.
Thank you! I take that as high praise indeed :)
Jen recently posted…The Story Behind Our $250 Dollar Cookie Recipe
Well, that worked out great now didn’t it? And I enjoy All detergent so those tablets sound like just the ticket!
As a blogger, may I compliment you on your fantastic recipe/sponsored post that made a lot of sense, was fun to read, and promoted a product seamlessly. Well done!
Katy recently posted…If Toddlers Ran the Morning News
Thank you I really appreciate that! My kids still congratulate themselves for their quick thinking that saved those mud pie cookies! And the congratulations are most definitely in order, it is a pretty epic recipe!
Jen recently posted…Snack Brighter And Smarter With This
What a GREAT story! I was captivated! And can’t wait to try these!
Kristen recently posted…Things Kids Say: Road Trip Edition
Thanks Kristen! There are a few variations on the $250 dollar cookie recipe, because it has now become an official urban legend, but I think that version is the one most people know. I wonder if it is true though, or the work of a smart department store manager a long time ago who saw a way to bring in business. Either way, we have pretty epic cookie recipe from it :)
Jen recently posted…Snack Brighter And Smarter With This
The best recipes are often created from kitchen accidents! These sound delicious, and I can’t wait to try them! #client
Emily recently posted…Orange Creamsicle Sparkler
Thank you! I know right! The kids still congratulate themselves on a job well done here :)
Jen recently posted…Snack Brighter And Smarter With This
Hi Jen, OooOooOOOOOOOooooooo what is blended oatmeal? Would that be fine oatmeal? Cookies containing chocolate and oats are my favs. Will be trying this for sure (if I can get some blended oatmeal). I am ashamed to say that it’s only because my two are bigger than me that they get to lick the bowl! As for the Powercore pac? Perfect for getting those cookie mix stains out.
Love the picture of your little one. Butter would not melt in her mouth.
xx
Debbie recently posted…What Leaving The EU Means For Some
That is it exactly, just oatmeal softened and cooked a little. I love oatmeal too. I think every cookie should have that as an addition.
Hey, if no one is around to help me lick the bowl (which happens very rarely), but I go ahead and lick the bowl then too!
Thanks for stopping in! Have a great one :)
Jen recently posted…Snack Brighter And Smarter With This
I’ve seen so many versions of the $250 cookie recipe. I love the story behind yours, and it looks delicious! Now I’m off to see if we have any cookie dough in the house that I can steal….
Leslie recently posted…The Ultimate Guide to Creative S’mores Recipes
I know right? My husband said my version was different than the one he had heard!
Have fun :)
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So, I am confused. You prepare the Oatmeal according to the directions and use 2 1/2 cups of prepared oatmeal for the recipe? I have never heard of anything like that before. Just want to make sure I do it right! :)
Yep that is it exactly! This is the variation my kids came up with. It makes the oats a little more subdued, less crunchy and not the main attraction on the cookie. If you like the crunchier texture just add the oats and melt the chocolate chips and voila!
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