NWA Celebrates Hillary Clinton’s 65th Birthday

Posted on: 4:10 pm, October 27, 2012, by Jocelyne Pruna, updated on: 04:34pm, October 27, 2012

The Clinton House Museum in Fayetteville hosted a birthday party for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 65th birthday Saturday.

The former home of the Clinton’s offered free admission, refreshments, and Hillary Clinton’s Chocolate Chip Cookies. The public stopped by and sign Hillary’s birthday card and share favorite Clinton stories.

The Clinton House Museum was officially added to the National Register on January 22, 2010. The Clinton House was the home of many people and families that were influential in local, state, and national events.

The Clintons were married in the living room of the house in October 1975. They lived in the home while Clinton reorganized from a failed political campaign for the U. S. House of Representatives and while he operated an ultimately successful campaign for Attorney General of Arkansas.

The Clinton House Museum is located at 930 West Clinton Dr. in Fayetteville, Arkansas and will be open from 8:30am-4:30pm.

Hillary Clinton’s Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe:

1 1/2 Cups unsifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1-12 ounce package semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheets. Combine flour, salt, rolled oats and baking soda in a bowl. Beat together butter, sugars and vanilla in separate bowl. Mix until creamy. Add eggs, beating until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in dry mix and creamy mix together. Add chocolate chips. Drop batter in well rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or golden brown. Cool cookies on wire rack. Yields 7 1/2 dozen cookies. Enjoy.