Some of you may be wondering just why I was so tired yesterday. Did I not get enough sleep? No, I actually got about 9-10 hours of sleep. Was I doing hard physical labor all day (like shopping)? No, not that either. What I did yesterday was bake. Well, not so much baking as preparing to bake and cleaning up the mess.
I went to my friend Michelle's parents' house yesterday with the intention of baking the eight dozen cookies I need for my play group's annual cookie exchange next Saturday. Michelle's parents have a HUGE kitchen with tons of counter space, which is why I wanted to bake over there. Unfortunately, it took me so long to get the dough ready to make the cookies, that I only ended up baking one dozen, which I ended up leaving there to thank Michelle's parents for letting me use their kitchen.
I think the thing that took up most of my time was crushing up the peppermint candies into a fine powder. I usually use a food processor to grind up the mints, but I couldn't find all of the pieces to mine, and I didn't think to ask if Michelle's mom had one to use. So, I ended up double bagging the candies and pounding the crap out of them with a meat tenderizer. And, boy, are my arms sore today!
After baking my one dozen cookies (and a batch of ready-to-bake sugar cookies), I realized that it was getting pretty late, so I decided to close up shop and start cleaning the kitchen. I had made a HUGE mess, and it took me some time to get it all back to perfect.
So, to sum it all up, I worked in the kitchen, on my feet, ALL DAY LONG, and really didn't have much to show for it. Unless you count my sore feet, my out-of-whack back, and my whiny toddler (because she missed her nap). Okay, so I DO have my cookie dough, which is currently chillin' in my freezer, and I DO have my peppermint and sugar mixture ready to go.
All I have to do now is roll out my dough and form my cookies, bake them, top them, and package them for the party. I figure that if I bake one or two dozen cookies per day, I should be able to get them all ready to go by next Saturday night. Wish me luck!
P.S.
Tracy P. is hosting a Cookie Exchange on her blog tomorrow, so I will be posting my recipe on my blog tomorrow for that. Just in case you were wondering what all of the crushed peppermint was for.
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6 comments:
Dear sweet lady, when you are RICH in God's blessings, bounty, and love - you are never broke! I hope you all have the best Christmas ever!!!!
I bet those cookies will be yummy!
I understand. Amazing how your back and feet can hurt after being on them all day baking - which I love. I will watch for your receipe. I use crushed up peppermint for a peppermint bark bar. I bake and bake and freeze and freeze and then pull them all out and make up my trays. I LOVE sugar cookies with frosting but I will be darn if I can make a good one. I will check that other post for a new sugar cookie receipe. Here's to feeling better!
thx for stopping by my blog today! and now, pass along some delights!!!
Would you happen to have a good recipe for oatmeal raisin cooking? Those were always my favorite.
Chris - Check out Tracy P.'s Cookie Exchange post (link in my post). There is an oatmeal raisin cookie recipe listed there. Good Luck!
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