Five days ago, my eight-year-old brother, being his adventerous self, suggested that he and I should make a cookie without using any recipe.  He said we would call it the "Experimental Cookie".  Well, those who know me and the way I cook/bake know that I normally cling to the recipe for whatever I'm making.  However, it did seem fun and adventerous, and how could I resist my little brother's "Pleeaasee!" :)?

So we set out to make it.  My younger brother asked to put in a myriad of objects but I restricted us to more traditional ingredients.  Something tells me salad dressing, curry powder, cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, dried black beans, balsimic vinegar, cornmeal, and Ragu sauce should not all be thrown into a cookie mix.  Most of them were playful requests...I do not think they were all in earnest...at least I hope not :).

We put in half a cup of butter, one cup of flour, and half a cup of sugar.  Then, a little bit of vanilla and honey were added.  Next came one egg, some crunchy peanut butter, and a pinch of baking soda.  At this point, I could tell something wasn't quite right.  It didn't look like cookie dough; it looked like a floury mess :).  It needed more liquid so we added more butter.  One big spoonful...this time it was melted.  It looked much better and we sprinkled chocolate chips in.  The dough now felt a little too soft (a.k.a. not firm) but we figured it would be all right.  Finally, the cookie sheet was buttered and the cookies pressed onto it.  In went the sheet for ten minutes.  Then, two more.  Then, three more.  Eventually, the oven was turned off and the cookies were left in to warm up a little bit more.  At last, they were taken out.  Whew!

Happily, my bit of baking experience proved helpful and we managed to make cookies...not UFO's (Unidentified Food Objects).  They actually received very positive reviews from our family.  I plan to try them again.  I want to get a better consistency (these easily fell apart) and to write down a real recipe!