For July 9

This is another crazy week. Oof. Andy is back from Arizona, his mom's stuff has been moved (but unpacking is another thing). And work is crazy! Oy. But still, the cookies must go on. So this week....

Triple Chocolate Fudge Cookies, from Sherry Yard, The Secrets of Baking
Summer Berry Crumble Bars, from The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion

After my small "oops" with the chocolate cookies last week, this week we make up for it with a lot of chocolate in the cookies. Sherry Yard is the pastry chef at Spago, and these are a very nice cookie, even if they have white chccolate in them. These are a chocolate cookie that has cocoa powder, dark chocolate chunks and white chocolate chunks included. I am not going to go on about the whole "white chocolate" thing, but will just say that these have enough "real" chocolate to permit me to overlook the indecency of the white chocolate. These are a crunchy cookie (I am told that Wolfgang likes his cookies crunchy, not chewy) with lots of flavor.

Speaking of flavor, the bars are full of flavor in a totally different way. These bars have a base of flours and oats (and a little sugar and flour, etc.) then a layer of blueberries and raspberries. This is topped by another layer of flour, oats and sunflower seeds (yeah, yeah, sugar, butter, etc.) then a very subtle glaze is applied after baking. They are a challenge to eat with all the fresh fruit and the crumbly top and bottom crusts, but they are a treat!