In the time since we last spoke, Tim and I have gone to our first baby shower together (and it was thrown for us) (!!), hosted our first overnight house guests in our halfway-renovated home, spent time with my side of the family and Tim’s side of the family and been showered with unbelievable future-grandparents-uncles-aunts generosity from both, spent a weekend in Asheville being fed homemade croissants and trying to explain einkorn to total strangers at a giant fair, paid our taxes (ooooouch) and gotten pretty addicted to a new kitchen gadget we’re excited to share here today. In this post, I used it to bake a version of my grandma’s oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and at the end of the post, the folks who make it are going to give one away to one of you. So let’s talk a little about these cookies and about this gadget, the OmniMount iPad Combo Kit.
First the gadget: so what we essentially have here is a much easier way to look up recipes and research information while you’re in the kitchen, from a mounted stand that can hang beneath a cabinet, be folded up when you’re not using it and keep information out and accessible while you’re mixing ingredients for dinner or dessert. This combo kit includes a stand, a case and a wall mount with a magnetic mount for your iPad, and, from the first day we installed it, I’ve been using it all the time. So convenient! So much better for keeping food off the iPad! Learn more about it at OmniMount’s site.
Second thing: the cookies. If you’ve been around here since the beginning, you’ll recognize these as my grandma’s original recipe, which have been one of my favorites since I was small. The entire mixture is stirred together in a bowl, by hand, with a big wooden spoon, and the ingredients list is fairly simple, even with fancier, nutrient-rich ingredients like coconut sugar and coconut oil mixed in. Rather than my grandma’s margarine, I combine butter and oil; rather than half white sugar and half brown sugar, I use all coconut sugar; and rather than 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips, I hand-chop a 70% dark bar and throw it inside. Just like in childhood, they’re still one of my all-time favorites—I think I ate five straight out of the oven—as they’re both sweet and filling, crisp and soft.
So now for the giveaway! Win your own OmniMount case–for either iPad generation 2, 3 or 4; mini; or Air—and adjustable stand by using the Rafflecopter here. US entries only. Giveaway runs until Thursday, April 30, 2015.
Grandma’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Adapted from the recipe in this 2008 old post, where it was adapted from my grandma // also, there’s a similar recipe in our book
Makes about two dozen (or a little more) cookies
This cookie recipe is incredibly changeable if you alter one of three things: the temperature of the fats (butter, coconut oil), the amount of flour (here we’re using just a cup of einkorn to make a crisp, thin cookie) and the way you chop the chocolate (big chunks = more reminiscent of traditional cookie; tiny pieces = more chocolatey flavor mixed into dough). Feel free to play around, but the one thing you need to know is that for this version your butter and coconut oil must be soft enough to smoosh with a spoon (another option would be to use cold butter and oil but combine everything in the food processor where it will be appropriately dispersed). No matter what, you do not want big chunks of fat in the batter when you’re scooping it, because when they melt in the oven, you’ll get little pools of liquid and that will make the cookies weird. Hope that makes sense. Comment with questions!
Ingredients:
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) softened (!!) unsalted butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 cup (or just under) coconut sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose einkorn flour (What is einkorn? Simple answer: ancient wheat. Check out our book
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1 3.5-ounce dark chocolate bar, chopped
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325F degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, use a big wooden spoon and some strong stirring to combine all the ingredients except the oatmeal and the chocolate chips. (See headnote about butter and coconut oil.) After well-mixed, with all the fats evenly smooshed and distributed especially, stir in the oatmeal and see a bowl of cookie dough that takes me right back to my grandma’s kitchen. Add the chopped chocolate last and stir everything together well.
Drop by rounded tablespoon (I like to use this
disclaimer: we were sent a combo kit from OmniMount to include in this post, and OmniMount is generously giving away one identical kit to the winner of this giveaway. we were not paid in any other way and all opinions expressed are our own.
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Kirsten says
Very nice blog. Re-creating family recipes seems to always bring people closer together in spirit as well as keeping the memories ‘more alive’ of loved ones we’ve lost.
Shari Z says
I have been trying to pin an image and it will not let me — there is no way, no icon to pin comes up 🙁 I even tried to do it from Pinterest. Thank you for making that a condition of the contest! I don’t go to Pinterest that often because I will never leave. Anyway, I went to the Foodloves page and it was so great to see all of your recipes come to life in that way 🙂 Thank you!
Shanna Mallon says
Oh weird! Sorry about that, Shari! I think I have a button on my browser installed so that I can pin from any site — I wonder if that’s an option for you too? This article kind of explains it – https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/add-pin-it-button-your-browser#Web
Shanna says
Hello fellow Shanna! One of the main reasons I started following this blog is because it’s so rare to find someone who has their name spelt the same, but I stayed for the amazing photography, creative recipes, and heartwarming stories! Those cookies look delish!
Shari Z says
Thank you Shanna! I think it worked. I can’t wait to try these cookies. So many of your recipes are my favorites. We make the crispy salmon once a week and the new smoothie recipe with ginger and orange is now a weekly favorite as well. I love the new book, too. Thanks again 🙂
Natalia M says
I’m constantly trying to find a balance and learn how to apply moderation to every area of my life. So today is a new day, to think and work on that balance. Each day poses new challenges. Today’s is how do I make those chocolate chip cookies and enjoy them guilt free, and not eat a whole batch at once. 🙂
Emma says
These cookies look yummy. This is a great idea to figure out how to use my tablet in the kitchen. I have lots of pdf and epub cooking sources, and find it difficult to use them in the kitchen
Deserae says
This looks like a great product. I’ve been wanting to find a good solution for using the ipad in the kitchen ever since I saw an article about a dad in Japan who keeps an ipad attached to his fridge.
Wanda Feltman says
Thank you.
Lisa B says
Such an exciting season for you two (and your little one!)!! This iPad holder is fantastic.. Much better than my solution of just propping the iPad up on a bowl!
jacquie says
love oatmeal cookies – thanks for another version
Laura says
This post has me craving cookies BADLY!!!
Heather says
I really need to find some of this einkorn flour. It’s popping up in conversations — written and otherwise — all over the place, and I feel like a bad dietitian for not having yet tried it! The hunt is on (and recipe saved!). Cheers.
laney di giorgio says
I was able to find einkorn flour at Whole Foods in Santa Fe, New Mexico! so happy to find this recipe to use with the flour!
Jordan D. says
This mount would be so perfect for my ipad mini! I use it all the time in the kitchen to reference recipes, but always struggle to find clean counter space to put it nearby.
Elizabeth Batte says
You know how I feel about einkorn chocolate chip cookies. Let me just say I have had these too and definitely ate 5 right out of the oven, too! So tasty. Thanks for sharing them!!!!!
Kathryn says
Gosh, I need one of these stands! My ipad is constantly covered in kitchen mess which absolutely appalls my boyfriend…
Emily Smith says
This mount would be so awesome to have! I keep my recipes on my iPad mini and this would make keeping it clean and visible so much easier. Thanks for the chance to win!
Carolsue says
This would be really handy — I’m always running around looking for a recipe on Pinterest!
felicia | Dish by Dish says
This is such a practical gift!! How wonderful! 🙂 I’ve read about your grandma’s cookies in your first ebook – and to be honest have yet to make them!! I promise i will one day!
p.s. I can’t seem to see the giveaway plugin showing correctly! check if it’s working fine for you?
Shanna Mallon says
Hey F! It seems like it’s working on my end, so I’m stumped. Sorry about that! Maybe it’s because you’re outside the same country or something?
manda says
I love the omnimount. Thanks for the giveaway.
Rebecca says
These cookies look delicious — I’m going to head to the kitchen to make some! And your green beans with tomatoes and olive oil are my all time favorite! They are on the menu for tonight. 🙂
Brenda Jahnke says
It would be awesome to win this mount as I use my iPad to access most of my recipes!
I can’t wait to try the adapted recipe! How cool that it was your Grandma’s recipe originally.
laney di giorgio says
It’s a lovely day here in New Mexico. . .I think I will make these great-sounding cookies for my husband. . .oatmeal is his favorite kind, and I have einkorn flour in my pantry. I think I will add some pine nuts, too!