The kids had early release from school on Tuesday due to the impending snowstorm. Snowstorms ALWAYS make me feel like baking! So there was homemade fudge, which I haven't made in a few years. Not sure why I stopped but I'm glad I made it this year. Also, there were snickerdoodles and coconut macaroons. I'm the snickerdoodle fan in the house, and Brian adores the macaroons. My parents are huge fans of coconut macaroons as well, so I got them done before they came over for my birthday on Thursday. I sent a half-dozen home as "medicine" with them, as my Dad has a bad back right now.
This year I'm going back on something that I've said before, and I've embraced box mix. I was searching for cream of tartar in the grocery store, when I passed the prepackaged bags of Betty Crocker snickerdoodle mix. It got me to thinking....the only thing that I use cream of tartar for is to make snickerdoodles, and though I love them, I really only make them at Christmas. So I brought home two of them and didn't look back. And today? A tube of ready-made gingerbread cookie dough came home with me from the grocery store. It doesn't make them any less homemade, and the snickerdoodles tasted good. Plus they took a lot less time. I'm happy about it, I wish I could've convinced my purist Cookie Self years ago that this is OK!
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