cookies

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Holiday Cookie Exchange…Sort Of

So, I was invited to join a “virtual cookie swap” group today by no less than three friends. I don’t know if you’ve heard of this oddity, but apparently it’s a so-called club where people share photos of cookies with each other — the kinds of confections they would LIKE to bake for the holidays (but won’t), instead of real cookies. I’m confused. It’s as if these people don’t know me at all.

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False Advertising

It’s my favorite time of year…okay, one of my favorite times of year. Right up there with Halloween, Christmas, and the two-days after Valentine’s Day 75% off all candy sale day. What is the highly celebrated season do you ask? Is it my birthday? No. Is it the start of pumpkin spice everything season? No, not quite. Okay, I’ll tell you — it’s time for our county fair. Now, I know, I know, a bit of a let down you might say, but hold on.  There are a lot of reasons to like the county fair, even one as small as ours. There are animals. There is cotton candy. There are rides. There is funnel cake. There are games. There’s cotton candy. There is great music usually. There’s funnel cake.

One of the main reasons I make an appearance at our county fair is because our local Girl Scouts extraordinaire have a booth with all sorts of wildly delicious confections available for a nominal fee. You see, I always forget when the ever elusive Girl Scout cookie time is and therefore I often miss the tables at the local grocery store. So the county fair is my chance to catch up on all the calories I missed out on earlier in the year.

However, perhaps the powers that be in the cookie kingdom should rethink my favorite cookie’s name. Re-brand it with something more accurate maybe. Somehow, I feel a little let down.

 

 

 

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Really, Betty Crocker?

So I saw these at the grocery store yesterday. Maple Bacon Cookies. And if that’s not bad enough, there is Maple Bacon Icing to go on the Maple Bacon Cookies. No, I didn’t buy any. Is this what we’ve come to folks? I guess they’re a “thing,” because otherwise they wouldn’t be at the grocery store, right? Displayed prominently on the outer aisle no less. But I just can’t imagine that they’re actually good.  At least I’m not willing to try.  I know, I know, I always tell my kids…try something at least once before passing judgement.  But in this case, I vehemently choose not to practice what I preach.

 

maple bacon cookie mix

COOKIE MIX

 

ICING FOR THE COOKIE MIX

ICING FOR THE FINISHED COOKIES — SEE THE LITTLE CRUMBLIES TO PUT OVER THE TOP?