Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies & Disney tilt-shift videos

These are killer for those who love both oatmeal & chocolate chip cookies. They look & taste just like the $3 ones you can buy from a nice Downtown Disney bakery (haha... try baking two little balls connected to a regular sized one)... you can find the simple recipe below...

On a different note, have you checked out the Disney Parks blog tilt-shift videos? it's a special way of filming (focusing) that makes everything look like it's happening in a little toy town (or environment). It can also look to some like watching a colony of bugs doing their daily work. I think the way Disney created these are pretty way cool (w/ pretty upbeat background music)... anyway, here're some links to the ones they've created so far:

A model day at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom

A model day at EPCOT

A model day on a Disney Cruise Line ship

There was a model Disney Christmas day parade tilt-shift video but mayhaps they've locked it away until next Xmas??? Update: they added the 2010 Disney Parks Christmas Parade Tilt Shift: and one from Disney World's parade: another update: here's one from Disneyland Paris: haha... speaking of Paris, this one isn't Disney but it's cool all the same:

Also, here's a disney parks blog article on the "making of the magic kingdom tilt-shift video"... And... if you want to mess around w/ converting one of ur own pictures into a tilt shift, check out this LINK...

now... on to the cookies (i tell ya, these are killer, to die for, artery hardening goodness)...

Ingredients:

• 2 cubes butter (or margerine 4U wusses, safolla tastes best)
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs well beaten
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
• 3 cups quaker oats
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 pkg Semi-Sweet Chololate Chips (can substitute 1/2 pkg butter scotch chips too!)

Directions:

• Cream shortening and sugars.
• Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• In separate bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.
• Add to first mixture to second and mix well.
• Mix in chocolate chips, nuts and oats.
• Lightly grease cookie sheets
• With your hands, roll the doe into 2 inch balls (size of a medium meatball)
• Place on cookie sheets 2 inches appart
• Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.

I've heard that folks add other misc stuff that suits their whatever (e.g. coconut flakes, M&Ms, chopped up snicker bars, etc.)

That's it! Enjoy ur cookies and tilt-shifts!

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