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Ranger Cookies

1/23/2019

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I jumped on the mirrorless camera bandwagon almost 3 years ago and I finally decided it was time to take it off of auto mode and see what my camera could do.  It's not that I was unhappy about my photos - I was just super hesitant about turning the dial away from the little green rectangle.  Quite honestly, I have more faith in my camera to adjust all of my settings more than I do myself.  (After all, my camera doesn't need progressive lenses to properly focus.)  My camera can set the best white balance, shutter speed and aperture is less than a second - it takes me at least 4 minutes to accomplish the very same settings. 

My camera is very intuitive and it does a great job of picking just the right settings for each picture.   So why in the world would I ever want to override it and rely on  my own limited knowledge?  Honestly, most of the time I trust my camera more than myself, but there are a few times when I want to take my camera off of auto mode and choose my own settings.  It's taken me 3 years but I'm finally moving my camera off of auto mode - for brief periods of time. 
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I'm still most comfortable letting my camera chose the best settings but after 10 hours of hands-on camera instruction, I apprehensively put myself in the drivers seat.  Let's face it, I'm not trying to be a professional photographer but I do want to take be able to capture really great pictures.  

The two waterfall pictures above were taken in the exact same spot but I adjusted the settings to create different effects.  I'm going to need a lot more practice to really master my camera but I'm having fun learning.  (Thank goodness we don't use film camera's anymore.)   Waterfalls, sunsets and indoor portraits - these are all things that I'm trying to get better at photographing. 

When I get frustrated, I go back to shooting what I know best --- food.  It never moves, I can put it in the lighting that I want and it never squints in the sun.  These ranger cookies are a photographers dream.  Capturing the dark brown chips, the flecks of coconut, the golden oats and the bits of cereal is easy compared to getting a natural smile from a 5 year old boy.    
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Ranger Cookies
1 cup flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
8 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup rice crispy cereal
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Whisk together flour, oats, coconut, baking soda, baking powder and salt. 
Cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. 
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Add egg and vanilla and beat. 
Add flour mixture until just combined. 
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Add cereal and chocolate chips. 
Roll dough into 12 equal sized balls.  Flatten into disks and place on silpat lined baking sheet. 
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Bake 10-12 minutes at 350.  
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Allow to cool 5 minutes on silpat before removing.  
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This cookie has all of my favorite things... oats, coconut, crispy rice and chocolate.  I just can't imagine a better combination.  I should rename these Amy's Cookies because they perfectly represent everything that I love in a cookie.  

Ciao!
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