Thursday, September 3, 2009

I've slaved all day over these cookies!

It's September. I think I'm going to like this September. I woke up and felt that I need to bake. I didn't really feel like doing the whole flour, sugar, eggs thing because that results in the worst part of baking - the millions of dishes that you create along the way. I remembered I had Pillsbury Break and Bake cookies in my fridge. So, after I felt it was time to leave my boyfriends apartment for my incredibly hot one. I walked 3 1/2 long Richmond blocks to get my cookie dough. I packed that along with my good cookie sheet( you have to be prepared!),clothes for tomorrow and two Sunkist's and walked the long walk back.
I got back and preheated the oven to 350 degrees all while telling myself I could only have two pieces of uncooked cookie dough. I've already had two and I'm not even finished with the first package yet! Oh well. It's delicious. I hate the oven in my boyfriends apartment. It's the exact same as in mine, but I haven't used it yet so I don't know if I hate it yet. His stove doesn't seem to like me either. You can never tell how hot it is and the burners on top are terrible. They only go on high. Not good. But, I don't have to worry about that right now.
After twenty or so minutes I determined it was preheated by sticking my hand in to see if it was hot. It was. I pulled open the cookie dough and broke it apart. I strategically placed a few pieces on the cookie sheet. I don't want conjoined cookies. I don't like those ( although I could eat two cookies and use the excuse it was only one...hmm... they might not be so bad after all). I put them in the oven and timed it for 12 minutes. The first ones were a little under cooked. But, still yummy. The second were 12 minutes and 45 seconds. Really no difference. The third, cooking now, 13 minutes and 15 seconds because 13 minutes by itself would be unlucky ;)
I'm cooling them on a cutting board because I didn't carry my cooling rack 3 1/2 blocks to make things heavier. I was putting the thrid ones in the oven when my boyfriend came in to see what I was doing. That resulted in no cookies left on the cutting board/ cooling rack. Great. But, I have 24 more to go. All to be saved for the Redskins game tonight. I was told cookies don't go with football, but I bet they will be gone in no time!

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