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  Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies Sometimes you just feel like loading up on chocolate and a triple chocolate cookie is just the thing to satisfy that craving. Chocolates' earliest history can be traced back to the Ancient Olmec tribes of southern Mexico where it was used in sacred rituals. Perhaps there is something almost sacred about chocolate. Enjoy these cookies in a most ritualistic way by thanking the Olmec and Ancient Mayans for introducing chocolate to the world. Feel free to add a little heat to these cookies like a small amount of cayanne pepper, to mex up the chocolate a little bit. Unsalted Butter                                                   375g                        1 ½ cups Granulated Sugar           ...

Amazing Basic Sandwich Cookies The people who know me might know that I have been known to look for second hand cookbooks. Usually they are inexpensive and have the most interesting ideas. I found one such treasure, "Cooking a Common Sense Guide" published 2003 by Bay Books. New South Wales.  I have a photo of the cookbook.  It has no nonsence easy to read recipies. Except if you live in one part of the world and things are called something else where the book is published. Or if they use ingredients you are not familiar with.  For example a red capsican is a red pepper. It is always fun to learn something new so now I know red pepper has another name. I don't like to spend a long time on a blog post so here is the main recipe for the cookie. The only substitution was the self rising (SR) flour. Originally calling for 1 cup of all purpose and 1 cup of self rising. I will be putting 2 cups of all purpose (AP) flour and adding the baking powder and salt....