Bryan’s Chocolate Chip Cookies (Sebring Design Build)
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (12 oz.) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the baking soda, salt, and flour.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, mixing slowly until just combined.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips by hand.
- Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10–15 minutes, depending on your oven. Keep an eye on them and pull them out just before they pass the “ooey-gooey” stage for the perfect chewy center.
- Let cool slightly before enjoying (if you can wait!).
Yield: About three dozen cookies
“A warm cookie and a house full of laughter are the best reminders of home,” Bryan Sebring says. “For us, being a family business isn’t just about working together — it’s about treating every client like family. We believe remodeling is personal, and every project is a chance to strengthen the ties that make a house a home.”
Estelle Apple Crunch (Woodward Homes)
Ingredients:
- 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
- 5–7 tart apples
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ cup sugar
- ¾ cup flour
- ⅓ cup butter
Directions:
- Pare apples and cut into eighths.
- Arrange in a 9-inch pastry-lined pie plate.
- Combine ½ cup sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over the apples.
- Combine the remaining ½ cup of sugar with the flour.
- Cut in butter until crumbly, then sprinkle over the apples.
- Bake at 400°F (205°C) for 40 minutes. Cool before serving.
- Top with a spoonful of whipped cream and sprinkle with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.
“Baking and building are not as different as one might think,” Elizabeth Jakubowski says. “Both require attention to detail. It can be difficult to visualize the end product, but with precision and care to each ingredient, the results are an end product worth the wait.”