A chocolate-chip cookie recipe I created in elementary school won the bake sale. I made them as an adult and they're still a huge hit with family and friends.

Gabi StevensonMar 23, 2022, 03:16 IST

In an effort to reconnect with my inner child, I attempted to make these cookies from memory.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

When I was in fourth grade, the cookie recipe I created won a bake sale at school.
I haven't made them since then, but I recreated them from memory as an adult.

When I was in elementary school, I entered the fourth-grade bake sale with a cookie recipe I created myself.

I thought up the recipe for the "Muddy Sticks 'n' Stones" cookies when I was in elementary school.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

Because I never wrote the recipe down, I started with Nestle Toll House's chocolate-chip cookie recipe and figured out how many toppings I would need from there.

Ingredients for the cookies, minus the Rice Krispies (not pictured).Gabi Stevenson/Insider

After preheating the oven to 375 degrees F, I added the flour, baking soda, and salt to a small bowl.

Once I put these dry ingredients together, I placed the bowl on another counter to avoid a spill.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

In a separate bowl, I added the butter, granulated sugar, packed brown sugar, and vanilla extract together. Then, I beat them together with an electric mixer.

After I mixed these ingredients together, I started to see the chocolate-chip cookie's signature color.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

In the same bowl, I added the eggs. I made sure each egg was combined thoroughly before moving on.

The eggs made the cookie dough even creamier.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

Next, I added the small bowl of flour, baking soda, and salt to the dough. The key here is to add it bit by bit to make incorporation easier.

The flour and the electric mixer had the potential to create a mess.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

Once the dough was complete, I added the semi-sweet chocolate chips.

As a kid and as an adult, adding the chocolate is my favorite part.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

After all the Toll House ingredients were combined, I carefully folded in the Rice Krispies with a spoon.

I grew up eating Crunch and Krackel bars, both of which featured puffed rice. It's one of my favorite baking ingredients to add, along with chocolate.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

I used an ice cream scooper to form the dough into even balls on an ungreased baking sheet.

I was ready for the smell of fresh-baked cookies to fill my house.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

I put the cookies on the middle rack of my oven for nine minutes.

See you all soon!Gabi Stevenson/Insider

Once the cookies came out of the oven, I let them cool for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

I was so tempted to eat one but knew my patience would pay off later. I'm pretty sure my younger self didn't have as much restraint.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

Before I began adding my toppings to the cooled cookies, I melted some more chocolate.

More chocolate is on the way.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

It was finally time to add my melted chocolate, Twix pieces, and pretzel bits to the cookies.

I was prepared to have a hand covered in chocolate after this process was over.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

For the last step, I quickly added the pretzels and the Twix pieces to the chocolate before it dried.

This is when I really saw the name "Muddy Sticks 'n' Stones" come to life.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

The final result reminded me of how proud I was the first time I made these cookies.

The process of baking these cookies definitely stirred up some nostalgia.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

With the cookies done, the only thing left to do was to take a bite.

I'm proud of my younger self for using her creativity to create something delicious.Gabi Stevenson/Insider

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