lofthouse cookies - take one

Raise your hand if you like Lofthouse cookies! You know, the little cake-like ones with all the icing and sprinkles. I love them. Andrew loves them. Of course the kids love them. I recently found a couple cookie recipes that claimed to be similar to Lofthouse. Game on, let's bake!

Click here for the first recipe that Max and I tried. (Max is my assistant on all things cooking. You should see him crack an egg...he is really good!)

The verdict: When I first made them I was hopeful. The cookies came out really light and cake-like. They were super easy to make because you just rolled the dough into balls and flattened them slightly on the cookie sheet before they went in the oven. At first I thought the icing was totally wrong. It was a little more grainy than I wanted. Plus, I think we had ours a little too runny. I was feeling a little bummed. The funny thing is about these cookies is that they age really well! A couple days later they tasted better than when they were super fresh. So, although they weren't exactly what I was looking for, they were still really good.

I think we will try the other recipe I found, and see how it is. I'm sure my assistant will be excited.