Single Serve Cookies

While there are innumerous recipes for assorted kinds of cookies available online, virtually every recipe explains how to make a batch of cookies (8 to 12, typically). Sometimes, you want one cookie; and you want it now; and you want it warm and gooey and fresh out of the oven. What's a cookie lover to do?

My solution - which, admittedly, doesn't make the best tasting cookies, but is quick, easy, and satisfies that cookie craving without gluttony - is to make a single cookie. Yes, that's right, I bake one cookie. I do this using a toaster oven and my "single serve" cookie recipe. Now, I don't have the amounts for each ingredient down pat, which is what makes cooking these single serve cookies so much fun - each time it a new experience!

Ok, here are the ingredients, mixed in a small bowl:

• A spoonful of brown sugar
• A spoonful of normal, white sugar
• Two to three spoonfuls of flour
• A few drops of vanilla
• A pinch of salt
• A pinch of baking soda
• About a quarter-inch from a stick of butter, melted
• A couple Tablespoons of egg beaters (virtually all cookie recipes call for 1 or 2 eggs; since I'm making a single cookie, I need like 1/4 of an egg. Rather than waste an entire egg to only use 1/4 of it, I buy the egg beaters, which comes in a carton and is egg whites, basically)
• A bit of your favorite cookie add-ons - chocolate chips, walnuts, peanut butter, oatmeal, raisins... whatever you fancy and have lying around

Before mixing, I turn on the toaster oven to 350 degrees or so. After mixing all of these with a spoon, I get out a sheet of aluminum foil and spray some Pam on it. I then spread out the cookie dough mix onto the sheet of aluminum foil and let it bake for 10-15 minutes, depending if I'm in the mood for a chewy or crispy cookie.

Once it's done baking, let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes and then enjoy your dessert!