"Ummm...I will do anything for baked goods!" declared a by-stander.
The recipe said "Yields 48 cookies" -- well, HA! HA! Take that Hersheys -- because the girl with curly hair actually ended-up with 53. Only one cookie was slightly compromised...as it took a jab from the spatula. No worries, I don't think the children will notice. I cannot believe that I ended-up with the yield amount + 5! This never ever ever happens...well, it did happen once or twice when I made buckeyes. Have you ever had buckeyes? They are balls of peanut butter and powdered sugar that are covered in chocolate! I've always wanted to try using almond butter in place of the peanut butter...and then cover them with white chocolate...but what if they taste icky and I have wasted all those ingredients... Blog-stalkers, have you ever tried experimenting with the buckeye recipe??? Please let me know via the COMMENT feature below.
These cookies smell soooo good. Oh for the days when I could eat them fresh out of the oven...and don't get me wrong, I could...HOWEVER I DO NOT WANT TO END UP WITH A TERRIBLY PAINFUL STOMACH ACHE...and that is what would happen. The pain is not worth the sweet treat.
Too help curb my craving, I took a teaspoon and enjoyed a healthy serving of smooth peanut butter straight from the jar. Look...a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.
OH - this reminds me that I finished the book titled What's A Girl to Do? and at the end Janet Folger enjoys some yummy Godiva chocolates...and as she enjoys the blessed treat, she writes, "What's a girl to do?" Ummmm...EAT THE CHOCOLATE!!!! Smart girl.
While the cookies baked, I watched the newer version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas. I love that movie. It explains the story behind the Grinch's loathing of Christmas. Here's a quote from the end of the movie...
And the Grinch, with his
Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,
stood puzzling and puzzling,
how could it be so?
It came without ribbons.
It came without tags.
It came without packages,
boxes or bags. And he puzzled
and puzzled 'till his puzzler was
sore. Then the Grinch thought
of something he hadn't before.
What if Christmas, he thought,
doesn't come from a store.
What if Christmas, perhaps,
means a little bit more. ~Dr Seuss
The other day one of the turtles from the pond was found wandering underneath the Christmas tree in the lobby of my place of employment...and the first thing that came to my mind was the Faith Hill song from the Grinch movie, "Where are you Christmas?" I thought, This poor turtle is wondering...WHERE ARE YOU CHRISTMAS????
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