Cookies....Derpy Cookies

"you can't please everyone.

you aren't a jar of nutella."

i might use these as my new words to live by for a little while, because, true story bro, as awesome as i am, i am not a jar of nutella. i can't please everyone. i try, but only end up feeling sub par sometimes.

kind of like my scary cookies.

it seemed like a good idea to put reeses pieces in them, but the color melted off and they look kind of derpy. i bet all of those places that get the pictures of their baked goods to look perfect poke them into the top of the cookies at the last minute. like, as they're coming out of the oven so they don't melt and look like crap like mine do. jerks. i've been in a cookie mood lately. i guess maybe because once they are done, they're convenient to just grab a couple.

i took my basic chocolate chip cookie recipe from allrecipes and experimented a little bit. i did not add the pudding, but subbed out a half cup of butter for vanilla greek yogurt. the yogurt gave them that extra moisture the pudding usually lends, so they came out pretty good. they are not overwhelmingly sweet, either. oh, and i used half whole wheat flour, and half all purpose. go, me!

i also made this strawberry banana bread, but it looks even more frightening than these cookies. it smelled pretty good. i had some bananas i was trying to use up, and instead of putting the right amount in, i used some extra, so it got really squishy, and i wasn't sure if it was done all the way. meh. off week. that's all i got for now.

i will be gone this weekend with heather for her niece's birthday party. i went with her last year to help set up and take care of things. i am leaving saturday and coming home monday. might bring the tablet, but i'm not sure yet. we'll see how things go. i haven't really done much this week other than work a whole bunch, so i don't have anything good, other than scary cookies to show. i might not have anything next week, either, since i will be gone on my usual days off, and am working the rest of the week. so, sunday maybe i will post some pictures, and try to aim to have a little something for wednesday, but who knows. in the mean time, thanks for checking in. go make these chocolate chip cookies, too, by the way, whether or not you make some healthy substitutions like i did is completely up to you. they're awesome! thanks for reading! ♥