Cooking with Boy 2 - Chocolate Lava Cookies

Boy 2 was having SERIOUS cookie withdrawal.  Normally we bake cookies once a week but this summer the cookies kind of took a back seat to everything ~ we had not bake homemade cookies in WEEKS, maybe a month (the shame!).  I gave Boy 2 our 'favorite' cookbook (the one we made with all our favorite recipes in it) and told him to pick out the cookies he wanted to make. He chose Chocolate Lava cookies - and what a good choice it was!  The last time we had Chocolate Lava cookies was over a year ago!!

Chocolate Lava Cookies
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 ½ TBL butter
1 egg
¼ cup sugar
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp vanilla
½ cup flour
¼ tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. 
Melt chips and butter in microwave, heat 30 seconds, stir, heat 30 more seconds, stir, repeat till melted.  Set aside.  

The kids love making anything with chocolate chips - when I turn my head they sneak a few chocolate chips - and they think I don't know. :)

Beat egg & sugar about 3 minutes or till light and fluffy, beat in salt and vanilla.  Gradually add melted chocolate & mix until well combined.  Add flour, baking soda, slowly.  Batter will not be stiff enough to use at this point.  Chill batter in fridge for about 30 minutes.

******Chill the batter 30 MINUTES?!?! WHAT?!?! Boy 2 didn't see that in the directions before he started...he wasn't thrilled with this part!  

YES! He broke the eggs himself WITHOUT getting egg shells in the bowl!

I love those dimples!

So serious

Mmmmm, batter....

Spoon batter by rounded tablespoonfuls and make 8 equally sized cookies. 

Bake for 12 minutes, cool on cookie sheet for about 3 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.  Eat warm with milk!

IF you have cookies left over - reheat them by placing in the microwave for 10 seconds.