The Two Busiest Appliances in My House, part 2

I haven't baked anything in over a week. Actually, now that I think about it, I did make cupcakes last week (which are still sitting in my refrigerator) and something to take to the ward party (which won the award for sending the most people to the dentist). So, I guess I should say that I haven't made cookies for a couple of weeks (and Nathan hasn't let me forget it!). In my defense, I volunteered to make cookies to take to dinner this past Sunday. I was going to make gingersnaps, but then my mom said that my grandma has been wanting chocolate chip cookies and if no one was going to make her some, she (my 98-year old grandma) would make them herself. Well, I went to make them and discovered I had no brown sugar. Today I remedied that. I decided to try a new chocolate chip recipe (Don't tell Nathan. He hates it when I try new recipes after he has deemed one perfect). I also saw another recipe on a blog and thought, "I think I have everything to make those!" (that rarely happens) and I decided to make it as well.

So, I started the mixer and made the cookie dough. It has to chill for an hour. So, while it was in the fridge, I whipped up the other recipe:  Cheesecake Bars.  Here are the finished products (click on the pictures for the recipes):

And here are the happy faces of my kids after eating a cookie.

I think it is funny that Matt eats less messy than Kade.  (Side note for my family members: Is it just me or does Matt look like a Carlson in this picture?)

I thought the cheesecake bars were good. The crumb crust and top taste like pecan sandies, and how can you go wrong with that? But, I think there is too much lemon juice in it. Just my 2 cents.

The jury is still out on the cookies, but that is only because he isn't home from work.