Watching a little boy operate is so fascinating.
I have to watch him closely because he's so eager to mix and dump and stir that he will just start grabbing and throwing things in a bowl. Forget the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet in another. Oh no, if it's on the counter, he's gonna throw it in a bowl.
But, seriously, how cute is this?
This year I made a molasses gingerbread-type cookie. I doubled the recipe (mistake!) and it was really too much dough even for my stand mixer. Allrecipes.com is my go to web site for baking, however, I think the cookies in their photo were giant because the recipe made 12. I doubled it, and that should have made 24 cookies.
We got a bit more than that...
I ended up just throwing out the last of the dough because it was getting out of control. Too much mess. Too many cookies. Too long in the kitchen.
Besides, Abe was desperate to start icing them.
The above cookie started life as a gingerbread boy. And, he met his sweet, sweet death by being buried alive in in icing and sprinkles. I guess it's not the worst way to go out...
My primary goal for making cookies is to keep up our tradition of delivering cookies to our two next door neighbors. Our neighbors are a huge part of our life and one in particular (retired Dr. Miller) is one of Abe's special friends. He and Dr. Miller hang out in the backyard. Abe will talk his ear off, help him with little chores, and give him giant hugs. It's one of the biggest blessings we've received in living here.
And our neighbors on the other side are also dear friends. All of these neighbors are elderly and I cannot bear to think of a time without them. Rather than mailing our Christmas cards to them, we deliver a little package of goodies.
I've still got personal plans to make my favorite lemon cookies. Lately, I'm all about lemon things. We shall see if time allows.
3 comments:
I never do my dry ingredients in a separate bowls. I never saw the point and it saves me washing a bowl :)
I was just thinking about trying a new cookie recipe this year. I think your lemon cookies might be it - yum!!
Love this and seriously, your neighborhood sounds perfect.
Love that Abe is a baker! We do very limited baking together in this place, but the girls love eating the results, that's for sure. It's awesome you have such great neighbors. Being able to be part of their holiday too is wonderful!
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