Stove Top Cookies...It Can Be Done

One of the things I miss doing most since moving here is baking. Back in Canada I had the good fortune of having a kitchen with not only a kitchen sink, but an oven too! Oh the luxury! Since moving here I've had to make a lot of adjustments to my cooking methods, which have been going pretty well for my stove top dinner recipes, but when it comes to dessert it's tough to find many things you can make without the use of an oven.  Also, some times a girl just needs a freshly baked , ooey , gooey, chocolate chip cookie and no other dessert will suffice.  So, what's a girl to do when she has a cookie craving that can't be killed, but lacks an oven? Why, make cookies in a frying pan of course.

I was skeptical this method would work, but decided to give it a try after Dave directed my attention to this article: http://blogs.babble.com/family-kitchen/2012/08/02/apartment-cooking-how-to-make-cookies-on-the-stovetop/

I found two small batch recipes on the internet for chocolate chip and chocolate chip oatmeal cookies and got to work baking.

The result was delicious cookies! I will definitely be trying this again. I found that the oatmeal chocolate chip worked a bit better than the regular chocolate chip, I think the oatmeal made it sturdier and held together better. I also increased the cooking time a little bit. But, they both produced yummy cookies. They may not look as nice as cookies made in the oven, but they sure tasted great.

So if you ever find yourself with an intense cookie craving, but lack an oven, now you know you can make cookies on your stove top.

Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

Put dough in pan with melted butter, flatten with a spatula

Cook for 5 minutes on each side, covered (preferably use an actual lid as oppose to my makeshift lid made from another frying pan)

Result: delicious cookies

 Please, if you have any other stove top dessert recipes send them my way. I'm already wondering if I can make pie on a stove top (I'm thinking that might be going a little too far....crumble maybe?). I shall continue to experiment.

Until next time...

Au revoir