A little, homemaker preparation

Ahh, the joy of being home schooled. On a normal day, I would have to work on English, Algebra 2, Chemistry, U.S. & World History, Spanish, and Driver's Ed; but not today. My mom bestowed enough grace on me (and in turn my brother) to let us off the hook. We did however work yesterday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so that sort of makes up for it.


There was a reason for this gracious exemption: cookies. Yes, today was a cookie day, both the baking and the eating of. My cousin desperately needed my help in braking in her new mixer and was an event that had been mentioned months earlier. Now there were no conflicting schedules to prevent it from happening. 


Her husband had suggested we make Monster Cookies. The recipe called for peanut butter, rolled oats, chocolate chips, and M&M's. Just the mention of such a combination set my mouth to watering. Chocolate, peanut butter, and oats in a delicious ball of chewy goodness. We would definitely consider his proposal. She also wanted to try Florentine's. 


The Monster Cookies turned out amazingly! The melted chocolate and moist texture was everything we imagined them to be. It was no wonder my cousin's husband recommended them. We moaned with contentment at our first bite, savoring each flavor together and individually. Put these in the "Just About Perfect" category of life.


If only the same were true of the Florentine's. Cookie dough isn't usually so liquidy, but to each cookie recipe his own, right? The final product proved otherwise. The pan was coated with a thin layer of what were supposed to be round delicacies. Getting them off was a pain too, because as we tried to remove it, the Florentine's wrinkled up. They weren't coming off without a fight. They ended up being flat, hard, and caramel tasting. On the bright side, the dough tasted great.


Mother was rewarded for her kindness at the end of the day with a plate of Monsters and a sampling of the Florentine mishaps. How she could accept such a meager offering, I'll never know, but handled it with the utmost civility.