not this cute anymore!Today is the first day that I've been up and at 'em and it feels GREAT to do something productive! I ran errands, cleaned, grocery shopped and made cookies like it was going out of style. No exaggeration, the boys and I made 5 dozen Halloween cookies and 6 dozen chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. I didn't intend to do that many-- it just sort of happened. I also made several dinners to freeze (the only thing I really need after the baby is born.) I literally spent the entire day in the kitchen and it was awesome! The oven was on for hours and kept us warm in this freezing weather. (no kidding, it really is cold here!)
Frosting sugar cookies with kids can be stressful. Especially when one of those kids is named Zack. Ben was the only one allowed to use a knife. Luke and Zack had to squirt from a baggie and even that ended up being a big mess. Luke dropped a couple of cookies on the ground and Zack ate most of the candy before we could decorate the cookies. I was lucky enough to use defective green food coloring. But overall, it was a success. Now I can justify storing our holiday cookie cutters for another year.
The craziest part of the day was delivering the cookies to as many houses as we could handle. I am so glad I have little errand boys who love to ring doorbells! I can't believe Halloween is just around the corner. It's the most wonderful time of the year.... I can't wait to whip out Christmas music next week!
For those of you who are biting at the bit for recipes, I will share. I've used the same sugar cookie recipe for a few years now and still love it. The cookies aren't pretty when they come out of the oven, but you frost them anyway. They are soft and flaky and my favorite.The pumpkin cookies are not the necessarily the best I've made, but they are SO easy. Three ingredients: a small can of pumpkin puree, one spice cake mix and chocolate chips. That's it. If you only have a large can of pumpkin, use two cake mixes and more chocolate chips.. that's why I ended up with sooo many cookies today. Happy baking!
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Thanks for sharing your recipe. We may have to try again. Our cookie adventure yesterday was not so successful. I SWEAR the humidity affects the consistency of cookie dough. We baked on batch & ended up throwing the rest of the dough away. I'm so glad you had a day to be up and around!! Ooh and I love your new hair color... it's beautfiul.
the cookies were SO yummy! Thanks for the delivery! and you look awesome for being so far along. Good luck the next couple of weeks and happy Halloween!
-Ang
Mmm... how I wish I lived close enough and was cherished enough as a neighbor to receive a plate full of cookies! Especially since homemade sugar cookies are my favorite and I can't seem to make them myself to save my life! (I am challenged in the dough-rolling department...)
So... you're liking East of Eden? I can't say that was my favorite book.
You amaze me wtih how much you can get done....even if you are on bedrest! Can't wait to see the newest addition!
i think you are crazy but thoughtful!
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