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Cookies Galore!

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I’ve been in cookie production mode for a couple of days.

A dear friend of mine lost her husband in January; it was expected but still quite sad.  Al loved my sugar cookies.  For the last couple of years while he was in his decline, I made cookies for him every few weeks so that he could have cookies but my friend wouldn’t have to bake.  I made different kinds but the frosted sugar were always his favorites.  So for his Celebration of Life I am making them in his memory.

At the same time I am doing my spring bonnet sugar cookies for a shower this weekend as well.  My oh my – everything always falls at the same time.

I figured I’d be safe with six batches of the dough.  I made that, two batches at a time, on Wednesday.  I laid everything out ahead of time so I could whip through – only took me about 25 minutes.  The dough does need to chill for a while; that’s why I made it on Wednesday. 

Then yesterday morning I rolled out all the dough, cut all the cookies and baked them. 206 fluted squares, 16 large bonnet bases, 16 bonnet cops and 20 llama/alpaca shapes (new cookie cutters that I just got a couple of weeks back).  Took about 4 hours from set up to clean up.  No burned batches and no dog sneaking cookies off the counter, although I did have to keep a close eye on YA every time she wandered into the kitchen.

This morning, while you are reading this, I’m doing the icing and sprinkles.  All of Al’s cookies will have white icing but I’ll use a variety of sprinkles (I have plenty!).   I’ll be setting up in the living room on the card table so I can sit and watch tv while I work.  If I have time, I’ll do the llama/alpaca cookies and hopefully the bonnets.  I used a flow icing on the bonnets so they’ll be last.  If I run out of time I’ll finish the bonnets Saturday morning before the shower.

Phew!

Why couldn’t the Cookie Monster make his bed? 

31 thoughts on “Cookies Galore!”

  1. Sorry I’m late – not sure why it didn’t publish as it was scheduled for 5 a.m. like usual. Oh well…. guess WP doesn’t like me either!

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    1. even after a year, I still love all the new cabinets and countertops. In fact, if you look at the picture, you can see that I have purchased a mat for rolling out dough. I’ve never had one before, but I didn’t want to have sharp metal cookie cutters cutting onto my new countertops.

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    1. Rise and Shine, Baboons from JacAnon,

      I do not know why Cookie Monster could not make his bed. VS, it makes me tired to just read what you do. The new kitchen looks wonderful and fun to work in.

      However, I used to do something similar for my mother in her declining years. Her cookie-faves were Peanut Blossoms and Snickerdoodles. I would make those, then make 2packs in closable bags and give them to my sister. She froze them, and took them two at a time to mom for her visits. Everybody was happy with that process.

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    2. Thanks, Barb. I was surprised for sure, because the Midwest Independent Publishers Association, the group that sponsors the awards, includes 12 or 13 midwestern states, so the competition is pretty deep.

      Chris

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  4. I’m with Jacque, VS seems to be a perpetual motion/energy machine. 🙂

    I have no idea why Cookie Monster couldn’t make his bed. [Oops! I just cheated and Googled the question. But I won’t give the answer away yet. Here’s a hint: this would be a pretty good dad joke, so think like a parent with a six-year-old. 😉

    Chris in Owatonna

    ***BSP** Join me for a fantastic event tomorrow in Owatonna. The Rustic Mamas’ Market will take over the Four Seasons Centre on Elm Ave. and 18th St. from 9-3 for a wonderful arts & crafts fair. High quality items from every genre you can think of, plus me and I think two other authors. Cocktails and food are available, and something like 100 vendors will be there. A great place to shop for a Mothers’ Day gift or something to brighten up your life. **END BSP**

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  5. I just made a half batch of my grandma’s Kringla recipe the other day, and only baked a dozen, put the other quarter batch in the freezer to bring out for company… Need to adjust recipe for this oven, got a little overdone, but I’d forgotten how good they are.

    Otherwise, Husband makes most of the cookies here.

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  6. i’m feeling great right now because I’m ahead of schedule. I got the fluted cookies for the celebration all done and had time to also do the decoration on the bonnets for tomorrow morning. So I have a couple of hours in which to relax and take a shower and then head off for the celebration. if I don’t get the answer to the riddle before the celebration starts, I’ll spill it then.

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  7. I used to make a ton of Christmas cookies for my annual open house but that ended back in 2007. Since then I rarely make cookies. If I do, it’s a yummy recipe for oatmeal cookies. As to the riddle, I’ll be the spoiler…….he couldn’t find the cookie sheet.

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  8. No cookies here. DIL is gluten intolerant. I am preparing part of an Indian feast for tomorrow-North Indian curried vegetables, Punjabi black lentils, and butter chicken.

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    1. i got home at a point when they were ahead 1-0 gonna watch the end of the game on tv but remembered the twins lost their tv network two days ago for what appears to be the rest of the season

      new pitcher paddock turned the corner

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