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Nowadays, I seldom buy baking ingredients because I rarely bake, sayang naman ingredients kapag naexpire lang. All-purpose flour shelf life is only 6 months so lagi na lang may natatapon kapag hindi ko naubos. And because of that, I only buy 2kg or less. 

It’s been a long time since the last time I baked and sa sobrang tagal, feeling ko nakalimutan ko na gumamit ng oven. According to my blog, 2017 pa yung last bake ko ng bread and hindi ko pa oven, we baked pandesal when we were in Norway.

Read: Baking Pandesal with Filling

It was funny because few years ago I took a Bread Making Class and hindi ko pa totally napractice ang bread making skill ko, bigla nasira oven ko. Waah! My husband called the customer service and if I remember it right, we need to pay a minimum of PHP7500 for the service, pwede pa mag-increase if they need to replace something. The problem is the oven thermostat is not working, lahat ng niluluto ko kahit nasa lowest temperature pa, nasusunog.

Read: The Day I Learned How to Bake my Own Bread 

Of course, I don’t want to pay the fee kasi naman makakabili na ko ng brand new electric oven sa presyo na yun. I decided not to buy oven na lang kasi magdiet ako, less sweets na for me. Nadiet naman kami pero hindi rin nagtagal because we have sweet tooth. I stopped baking pero bumibili naman ko ng cakes and pastries. Hehehe!

Hanggang nasanay na ko na walang oven, I just cook food na hindi need ng oven. But few months ago, my son told me “Mommy, namimiss ko na yung brownies mo. When ka na bibili ng oven?”. We were planning for a kitchen makeover kasi so dun na sana kami magpapalit para isang gastos na lang. But my son misses my brownies so we decided to buy a new gas range. Hindi siya yung dream oven ko pero para sa ikaliligaya ng anak ko, go na lang.

Since last month, I started baking again, I baked my son’s favorite brownies and roast chicken. I tried a new recipe which is Nutella Puff Pastry but I don’t have a nice picture so I will blog about it next time, kapag nakagawa na ulit ako. And yesterday, I baked Oatmeal Cookie.


Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookie Mix 

Ang nobela ng intro ko, hehehe! I saw this cookie mix na nakasale sa Landmark supermarket, it was only P141.75 so I bought it. I tried other Betty Crocker instant mix na before so I’m sure that this oatmeal cookie will be a hit.

Read: Betty Crocker Chocolate Chips 
Betty Crocker Oatmeal Chocolate Chips


Just like the other Betty Crocker cookie mix, you only need to add few ingredients like 1/2 butter, 1 egg and 1 tbsp of water. Just mix the wet and dry ingredients and bake it for 10-12 minutes at 350F.



My son likes to add chocolate chips but we don’t have stock at home so I just add Freia Chocolate on top of it. I remember, few years ago my son dislike oatmeal cookie but now he loves it, binaon na rin niya maski yung plain oatmeal cookie.


Next time, I will try to bake oatmeal cookie from scratch, I hope it will taste good too. Medyo bitin kasi yung cookie mix (24 pieces). Kasi paglabas pa lang sa oven, kinain na agad ng mag-ama ko. The oatmeal cookie is soft and chewy, kahit galing sa fridge, soft and chewy pa rin siya kapag kinain.

Ever since I attended the Bread Baking Class, I was looking for a weighing scale, dough scraper, and additional mixing bowls for proofing. I’ve been to Gourdos but I did not find what I needed so I asked my husband if he can accompany me to Dough It All - Mamplasan. 

Read: The Day I Learned How to Make my Own Bread 

We went to Brentville to check the baker’s supply center but the guard told us that it was already closed, last week lang po nagsara, lilipat daw po sa bandang hi-way. Waah! I just found out last month that they have a branch in Laguna then sarado na. 


Since there is also a South supermarket in Brentville, we checked it out para hindi sayang lakad. I saw the Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip cookie mix P148.50, I tried their Oatmeal Chocolate Chip mix last year and we liked it so I tried this chocolate chip mix.

Read: Betty Crocker Oatmeal Chocolate Chip


You only need to add two ingredients, 1/2 butter and 1 egg. Mix the three ingredients and bake for 8-10 minutes at 375F. 



The chocolate chip cookie is good, it is a little bit sweet for my taste so I pair it with milk. Between the two instant mixes, I prefer the oatmeal chocolate chip. The only problem with baking cookies is you need to make sure that you will get it on time, I almost forgot the second batch so may burn part sa ilalim, anyway it is still edible. As of this writing, I only have 5 pieces of cookies left since I baked them yesterday.

Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

1 stick (1/2 cup) softened butter
1 egg
I pack of Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Instant Mix

1. Heat oven to 375F or 350F for a dark or nonstick cookie sheet.
2. Stir cookie mix, softened butter, and egg in a medium bowl until soft dough forms.
3. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. 
4. Bake as directed or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet. 
5. Cool Completely; store in an airtight container

I’ve been blogging for four years already but I don’t really go to events because I don’t have much time and the location is always Metro Manila. But last month, I was able to attend Blogapalooza event for the very first time. Thanks to my husband for being my driver and my son for accompanying me in visiting different booths. 

Upon entering One Esplanade, I immediately notice the Chips Delight booth, who wouldn’t notice the Santa Mascot so we immediately fell in line for a photo op. Seeing Santa Claus reminds me that Christmas is fast approaching. Have you started your Christmas Gifts list? I just started mine yesterday. 


Writing a gift list is not easy, especially for those people you do not know personally like my husband’s officemates, my son’s teachers, classmates, and friends. So one of my choices is to give food gifts that they will like and appreciate. You can check my christmas gift ideas and homemade gifts ideas.  


This coming holiday, why not share the delight with Chips Delight, #sharethedelight I’ve been buying this cookie for quite some time now. Our family loves chocolate chips so it is always on our grocery list. Chips Delight of Galinco is one of my chocolate chip brands. I buy different chocolate chips kasi madali magsawa anak ko sa baon so dapat paiba-iba din. 

I haven’t tried the other variants but Chips Delight has different flavors and they even have cookie mixes which are perfect for lazy bakers like me. We got a sample, Chips Delight Triple Overload Chocolate Chip Cookies that I haven’t tried because my son ate it all. Glad that I was able to take pictures before he finished everything, di halata na di niya gusto. Hehehe! This one has no baon pack sizes.


How about you, what is your favorite Chips Delight cookie? Or What are you planning to share this holiday?

After my therapy we went straight to Alabang Town Center to check the LazerXtreme. My husband learned about it from his officemate and when we google it, my son got excited. 

We were so early and ATC was still closed, so we waited for 20 minutes only to find out that the LazerXtreme was already closed. Waah! They no longer operating in ATC. They only have Market Market branch which is far from our place. My son was really disappointed and he wanted to go to Market Market but of course, we can’t do that because I have to attend a webinar at 2PM. 



I remember that Mrs. Fields have one day anniversary treat, August 29, 2015. I alway see their kiosk in ATC but haven’t tried anything. Since it was my first time to try their products, I only bought 1 dozen of cookie nibblers at P76. I tried it and it was good, it taste like Triple Chocolate Cookie of Ghirardelli that we love. It is a perfect match with a glass of milk.  



My son like it too, how I wish I bought a lot so I could take advantage of the P38 promo (half dozen) because I don’t think I will buy these cookie nibblers at a regular price of P150 (1 dozen). The cookie is small, isang kagat lang talaga so I find it expensive. I would rather buy a Mrs. Fields cookie mix and bake it on my own,

It’s been a while since the last time I baked a cookie. I was checking our cupboard when I saw this Betty Crocker Oatmeal Chocolate Chip. I can’t remember when and where did I buy this instant mix. 

I can bake from scratch but from time to time I buy instant mixes because I’m a lazy baker. Lazy because I don’t want to use a lot of baking stuff in measuring and mixing my ingredients because it means, I have more stuff to wash. 


It was my first time to use this Betty Crocker instant mix and I loved it because it only needs two additional ingredients which are 1/2 softened butter and 1 egg.


I just mixed the three ingredients and scooped it on my baking tray. After 12 minutes, I have my oatmeal chocolate chip. 


I’m not fond of chewy chocolate chips but this time I loved my chewy oatmeal chocolate chips. My son who doesn’t like oatmeal cookie still ate one piece. When my husband went home, he liked it too. Sarap na sarap kaya binaon pa sa office.

I just realized that having an advent calendar is not easy because we have to do an activity for 24 days. There are times that we missed doing an activity because we’re too tired already like “watch a favorite Christmas movie”, “record yourself singing a favorite Christmas song” and “bake Christmas cookies”. 

I can’t remember what date is the "baking cookies" but my son wanted to make a Christmas tree cookie so even I was really tired last December 23, we still baked. Good thing I have instant cookie mix which I bought when we had Field trip in Subic. 



It was my first time to try Mrs. Fields instant cookie mix and I followed the direction but I don’t know why the dough is too runny so I can’t use the cookie cutter and rolling pin. 



I ended up using scoop again to make a cookie but my son wanted to have a Christmas tree cookie so my husband put the dough inside the cookie cutter and I baked it with cookie cutter. Hehehe! 



Well, my son was happy and finished his Christmas tree cookie. Now I was looking for cookie recipe where I can use my cookie cutter and rolling pin.

My son was asking for cookie and milk yesterday but we don’t have stock of Oreo at home then I remember the box of ready mix cookie that I also bought. I’ve tried the Triple Chocolate Brownie mix last time and it became an instant hit to my family. I’m expecting the same thing when I’ve tried Triple Chocolate Cookie of Ghirardelli. 

All I need is an egg, butter and 1 pouch of ready mix. Combine all the ingredients and bake for 11 minutes.

Hubby gave us this butter cookie last night. He got this as a prize from his team building. I love the taste of the butter cookie because it is not too sweet. I wonder where I can buy this “Wonderful Copenhagen” Danish butter cookies.