In last month’s series of “Tasty Tuesdays” posts, I featured recipes related to several of July’s “national months”, including National Grilling Month (Best Beef Kabobs Marinade) and National Hot Dog Month (Homemade Beanie Weenies). This month, I thought I’d feature recipes related to several of August’s “national days”, so August’s first “Tasty Tuesdays” post features a recipe in celebration of “National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day”! Who doesn’t love an excuse to make this delicious treat?
Even though “National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day” was officially yesterday (08/04/25), I am going to share a recipe whose name practically shouts “YUMMY!”. This is a recipe from “The Essential Amish Cookbook” by Lovina Eicher. Without further ado, here’s Lovina’s recipe for “Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies”.
Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 cups lard, shortening, or butter
4 eggs
e cups peanut butter
4 cups flour
2 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
12 ounces chocolate chips
Directions
In a large bowl, cream together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, lard (or shortening or butter), and eggs until well blended. Add the peanut butter, flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Mix on medium speed until well blended. Fold chocolate chips into mixture. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
Roll dough into balls and press lightly onto baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-15 minutes, or until slightly browned. Let stand on baking sheet for a few minutes after removing from oven, then cool on wire racks, parchment paper, or paper towels.
“Of all the chocolate chip recipes we make, this is the children’s favorite!”
So, there you have it: Lovina’s recipe for Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies. I’m sure this will be the next recipe for chocolate chip cookies that I make. I love the addition of peanut butter, and I suspect that “Sweet Thing” will love this recipe because of it. Only time will tell, though…
As always, if you decide to give this recipe a try, I’d love to find out what you thought of it, so please take a moment to leave me a comment below. Looking forward to hearing from you! In the meantime… Take care!