Today was spent making cookies and candies. Baking is now and has always been one of mine and Sierra-Lynn's favorite pastimes. So, needless to say we had an excellent mother/daughter day. We did a lot of baking before she was born. That was before I learned that just because I make something doesn't mean that I have to eat all of it. Perhaps that's why I gained 150 pounds while I was pregnant?
We made 4 dozen chunky oatmeal cookies, 4 dozen ultimate chocolate chip cookies, 15+ dozen cookie dough truffles (6 dozen with mini cherry chips and 7+ dozen with mini chocolate chips) which I still have to coat with chocolate and butterscotch, and finally 3 lbs of chocolate peanut squares (they are like square peanut butter cups).
This is only the start of our holiday baking. Tomorrow we are going to make sugar cookies and peanut butter cookies (Sierra's fav). Then, on Monday we will be making hint-of-berry bonbons, pecan sandies and walnut baklava. We would have done all of this today, but couldn't for 2 reasons: 1) we need nilla wafers and a lot of nuts (for the bonbons, pecan sandies and walnut baklava) 2) my feet (and everything else) are killing me. Of course that is to be expected when you spend 6 hours straight making any kind of food. Oh, did I mention that I was barefoot?
I know what you are thinking. And yes, 1 of my new year's resolutions is to lose weight (I'm thinking 5 pounds per month sounds good). It gives me a real goal, not some random goal that is unreachable because its not clear. And no, all of this is not for us. I like my sweets as much as the next person, but that much sugar would put anyone in a coma. Some of the goodies will go to our friends and neighbors, you know spread some holiday cheer.
Til next time.
2 comments:
I just gained 10 pounds reading your blog!!! All that sounds delicious. I am planning on doing the cookie dough bon bons to take to the family's gathering this year. I baked yesterday too--although it sounds like you got WAY more accomplished than I did. But I have peanut butter balls and sugar cookies! YUMMY.
We decided not to make the pecan sandies, and I still have to finish the bonbons (I'll do that tomorrow). Then we get to deliver them to our friends in the hood. :)
Wish that you were closer, I'd make you, Jeremy and Tanner a goodies bag (I don't do baskets). The bags are basically Walmart bags with smaller bags inside packed with all the yummy goodies that I've spent 3 days on. Are we sure that it's not Thanksgiving?
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