Well I went from scooting feet and stopping to rest to walk across room to doing things while sitting down just to just get something done! Then seems like Thursday and Friday I found energy and air to get to cooking ( which also means cleaning so I can cook lol) Everything is once again a mess but it was fun getting there.
I had fun experimenting. Trying out a base cookies recipe that I can use for several varieties of cookies. I know it tastes good as a small cookie but I wanted to try it for the larger heart cookies. I weighed the recipe and it makes 2#'s of dough. The really large wilton heart cookie pan takes all the 2#'s except maybe a cup of the dough. I think I cooked it about 20 minutes. That was just a plain sugar cookie.
I did the plain white icing the red and white sprinkles to give it more color.
This one was given to the helper. I told him to stop by the house I had something for him. He stopped in and said he had girlfriend gonna help him with some of the work. I told him good! Tell her you ordered this for Valentines and you were just picking it up ! I have no clue if he did but like most boys he enjoys food. He says his mom doesn't cook so the treats he gets from me must be real treats.
The other 2 cookies were each 1# in a much smaller pan. Trying to figure out how long to cook all these things since everyone like a chewy cookie now days isn't easy when your concerned about them holding together when they come out of the pan. I made one into a chocolate chip. I sprinkled peanut butter and chocolate chips on top then drizzled chocolate and melted peanut butter over that then dusted with some tiny shaved dark chocolate.
The other cookie was a snicker doodle. ON STEROIDS ! I put cinnamon in the dough and then cinnamon sugar on the bottom of the pan (it's not like you can roll that much dough in a ball and roll in sugar mixture so figure that was the best way. Sprinkled some on the top and then did the pink and white sprinkles on that.
The two smaller ones I took to the drug store lady. I asked her to be my guinea pig and test these out for me. I told her the snicker doodle is going to be strong so you can feed that one to the hound dogs if you need to it won't hurt my feelings but the chocolate chip should be ok.
After they try them I need to know if they are hard or chewy and if the flavor was ok. I said it won't hurt my feelings or anything it's just I can't test all these things out and I need someone to help me improve. I told her if they are good that is a thank you for all the bologna you put up with here. If they aren't good sorry I'm not trying to be mean. LOL
Hubby asked why I was taking her cookies. I told him because she is always nice and has to put up with a lot of stupid stuff from people she needs something nice sometimes.
Boy trying to find something on hand to put those things in wasn't easy. I had to find clean cardboard and make a box then line with foil since white paper wouldn't cooperate at all!
I told hubby if I did this very much I would have to find the right kind of boxes to put them in. That's a long way away since I have to figure out cooking times and textures and all that.
Still had lots of fun. Will learn more each time.
Love
Ranchmama
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