H is for Honey Cookies

Making these cookies was interesting. They, like most recipes in this book were pretty easy to follow. Using my tablespoon cookie ice scream scoop I was able to make the cookies pretty much the same size. 

I think the difficult part was in baking them. I put them in for the recommended time and they were kind of gooey in the middle. It wasn't bad but wasn't sure if that was a texture thing or a underbaked and I'm about to give myself stomach issues thing.

The second batch I cooked longer and they were not gooey in the middle and remained soft and slightly chewy like the first batch. 

Over all the cookies were fun to make since they were a little different but I don't think I would make them again. Or if I did, maybe make them smaller and cook longer. 

G is for Giant Gingerbread Kids

 Alright, so let me start off by saying that I apologize for nothing.

I started this project in July of 2020 so making gingerbread cookies is a little off season, however, they were super good. These cookies are a softer gingerbread and so great for people but I wouldn’t try to make a house out of this dough.

As mentioned in the Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe I’m about a 2 possible 3 dozen drop cookie type of person. When it comes to cutting out cookies…. I get way less enthusiastic. It can just take forever!

Rolling, cutting, squishing, rolling, cutting, rolling can just get old really fast. However, I assume it has been years since the last time I made cookies like this it was alright. I think I got about 2 dozen cookies, I used EVERY cookie cutter I had. That was pretty fun and funny.

I sent this picture of a friend and while she was looking at it leaned over to her spouse and was like do you think that is a penis? He was like no, she was like, Shannon made them, and he immediately changed his mind and was like oh then for sure it is. I love how I’ve broken my friend's expectations or have I given them these types of expectations? Either way, it makes me laugh.

The cookbook says this would make 8 giant gingerbread kids but all my cutters were normal size so it feels like as a batch it was the perfect size to not be annoying.

F is for Fudge Brownies

 I think the irony of this was that F ended on Friday which made me laugh a lot. Plus, who doesn’t want to eat brownies on a Friday?

I really liked this recipe and would make it again. I found it very interesting because you actually mixed everything in a pot. I’ve never done that before. Most of the time if I am melting chocolate I am using a double boiler system or short bursts in the microwave. The last time I made brownies, not from a box I needed cocoa powder and this one did not have any.

They came out really good though! I really enjoyed them and would make them again.

I think the funniest part of this day was Broha. He LOVES brownies but as this bad habit of eating things right out of the oven so before he went to his space I told him about it and he was super excited.

As I was making the brownies Broha goes out to get some dinner. Husband takes this time to go put this weird creepy river baby doll we wrapped in plastic wrap in Broha’s bed while he’s out. This creepy doll baby was literally pulled out of the mud of the James River on a floating trip we did a few weeks ago. It is super creepy.

Well about an hour later when the brownies are cooked, cooled, and husband and I are getting ready for bed, we hear this spriting up the stairs. We start laughing because we’re like he found it!

Nope, Broha just remembered about the brownies and was super excited. He did not find the doll while we were awake that night but did tell us in the morning he was thoroughly freaked out. Win on both counts!