Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie

It's been cold out here again, and ovens are warm. So I've been looking for recipes that use things we already have in the house, and baking a lot more than usual. It drains a lot of energy, but it makes me happy, and it's more productive than internet shopping or shutting myself in my room to play video games.

This recipe was from another book that we've had since before I started baking, and it's another recipe that I call mine but is really just leaving things out. But I'll admit, it's a good thing I finally found a use for the pie crusts that have been sitting in the freezer for months.

RECIPE:

- 1/2 cup softened butter

- 3/4 cup brown sugar

- 2 eggs

- 1 teaspoon vanilla

- 1/2 cup flour

- 1 cup chocolate chips

- Unbaked 9-inch pie crust

Preheat oven to 325.

Combine the butter and sugar.

Add the eggs and vanilla and mix.

Add the flour and mix again.

Stir in the chocolate chips with a spoon.

Bake for 50 to 55 minutes.

My brother and I both liked the taste of this pie, which is really saying something, because we're the picky eaters of the house. The texture takes some getting used to, though.

This would be a good pie to take to a party. My sister and all of her friends love my raspberry pear pie, but maybe I'll just make them one of these instead. It's easier than cutting the pears.