The holiday season is in full swing and so are the preparations! I love to bake and usually spend a day with my mom, aunt, and sister making pralines, turtles, and truffles to give to some very lucky recipients! Dan and I live about an hour and a half from my family, so we are planning to go there this weekend to make said goodies.
What we don't usually make is gingerbread cookies. I decided to try my hand at them because they are delicious and the essence of Christmas goodies. They and taste like Christmas! Last night, I decided to do a test run. I didn't know that making these cookies was also going to test my patience, a virtue I struggle with at times. I had all the ingredients except for molasses, so in the rain I went to the grocery. The rainy day drivers were only part one of practicing patience! It's as if people forget how to drive when the roads get wet. After narrowly escaping many accidents, I returned home with molasses in hand. I followed a recipe I found online (http://www.momswhothink.com/cookie-recipes/gingerbread-cookie-recipe.html). Dan was busy dictating a memo at the kitchen table and I tried so hard to be quiet, but to no avail. I also tried to wait until he finished (another lesson in patience), but that didn't happen either. I was ready to eat some cookies! When the dough was made, the recipe said to put them into log form in the fridge for an hour. Dan came over and commented that it looked like a giant piece of gingerbread poop. Thanks honey! That thought didn't even occur to me. I guess one more difference between the way men and women think. The next lesson in patience came as I tried to roll out the dough in order to cut out shapes. Since I didn't have gingerbread men/women shapes, I decided to use some wedding cookie cutter designs. The dough didn't cooperate and ended up sticking to the counter, the rolling pin, the counter, and my hands. With flour everywhere and frustration in the air, I rolled the dough into balls and made round cookies. While not the most "Christmasy-looking" cookies, they were very good.
If you have a good (and less sticky) gingerbread recipe or any tips, I'd love to have it! I'm bound and determined to make gingerbread people complete with faces, hair, and clothing! I sent the test batch to Dan's office. The recipe wasn't quite sweet enough for me, so I dusted the tops with powdered sugar!
Lesson learned today: making gingerbread cookies requires wine. Wine is good for the nerves and thus, makes everything better!
I'm going to try peanut brittle tonight and maybe some toffee (if I'm feeling extra patient!). Any ideas for others? I love recipes!
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