and the worm turns

[saffronhare]

You know how I was saying about the first two cookie varieties, "Oh, it was so easy!" Right. Not this one.

Granted, it's awesome that the sugar cookie dough did just fine in the fridge for a bit longer than it's supposed to be. And rolling out/cutting sugar cookies isn't all that difficult. (Except when it gets too warm to work, and then it's DOOM.) What's causing me trouble today is TIME and SPACE.

I have three cookie sheets. The directions for these sandwich-type cookies say to roll out and cut circle things out of the cold dough, and then refrigerate them on cookie sheets for about an hour before baking. Each sheet will then bake in a 350-degree oven for 12-15 minutes, or just until the edges are beginning to brown. (After the first batch, I learned the ideal time in my frikkin' oven is 10 minutes.) Also, I have *three* cookie sheets. Thankfully, there's enough room in the basement fridge for three cookie sheets, but I have WAY MORE than three cookie sheets' worth of cookies to bake, people. And my brain and breathing are so addled today that the timing and space planning and trips up and down the stairs are KILLING me.

These suckers had better be tasty, is all I'm saying. Cookie #3 should be done and packed away tonight. I'll prep more sugar cookie dough for cookie #5 later tonight or maybe tomorrow. (You'll notice I skipped a number, there. Well done.) Cookie #5 will be jewel box cookies, a kind of thumbprint thing with preserves dabbed on top. I figure those should be last, because they'll definitely need to be on top. Not sure what cookie #4 will be. Possibly not a cookie. Might make some peppermint bark. Or perhaps some peanut butter cookies with the Hershey's kiss smooshed onto the top. Those are pretty low-brow, but wow do they go over well with a crowd. We'll see. Don't I lead an exciting life?

Comments

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

I always line my cookie pans with foil so I can reuse them without having to wash in between batches. Can you refrigerate the cookies on foil, then just slip the foil onto the pans just prior to baking?

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

I'm doing that with parchment paper. :) Trying to prep a few batches on parchment paper to refrigerate, but they need to be on cooling racks or something to hold their shape while they're cooling before baking. I have six cooling racks. It's kind of like a plate-spinning act.

[evil-fionn.livejournal.com]

Okay... best, simplest cookie recipe ever... "Chocolate bombs":
1 package hershey's kisses
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 12 oz pkg of semisweet chocolate chips
1/3- 1/2 cup of flour.

Unwrap all the kisses. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, stir in the condensed milk. Add enough flour to make the chocolate mixture "cookie-dough-like", or the consistensy of chocolate chip cookie dough. Wrap the kisses in the chocolate mess and bake at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes, or until the tops are no longer wet and shiny looking.
Once cool, drop in a bag of powdered sugar to coat.

These are almost like brownies... and are my kids' favorites. If you can eat 3 at a sitting, you'll vibrate on a sugar high for DAYS. LOL The thing that takes the longest is unwrapping all of the kisses.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Oh, my word. Those sound awesome!

[rio-luna.livejournal.com]

you are The Awesome Mom, truly

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Of course, as I did this, I had Pandora playing raunchy comedy routines. Ron White is probably not the soundtrack of excellent parenting. Ah, well. :)

[katzenfrau.livejournal.com]

Brave woman. I chickened out of doing cut-out cookies completely this year.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

I wanted to chicken out about halfway through, and my language was TERRIBLE. Sure hope Santa wasn't listening. That's the only formed cookie I'll be making this year.