I got out of bed this morning to find the mixer back on the counter, so I was quite happy to make quick use of it...except I had to run to the store because we only had salted butter, but I got myself some unsalted and it worked out.

Strangely enough, there was a chunk of stale bread in the brown sugar. At first I thought, "that's some strange looking sugar..." before realizing. I'm not sure I want to know how it got there. ^^;

But all things considered, the cookies turned out very good~ They were supposed to be drizzled with chocolate, but I couldn't be bothered they already had chocolate chips in them, so I decided to skip that. I posted the recipe for anyone who wants to try it! I think the peanut butter is a great addition. ♥

A coworker was making Amish friendship bread--a dough she mixed up and then divides and gives to friends. She knew I liked to bake, so she gave me one of the portions, which had to be baked today. Luckily for me it was slightly cooler today, so after some drama, my dad said I might as well just bake it here (though I said I would do it at my sister's house, oh well). I haven't eaten any yet since it just came out the oven, but it smells delicious. ♥ I was just in heaven while it was baking and the scent of cinnamon was wafting through the house.

Though la_menthe's parents don't mind if I bake over at their house even on the hottest of days. XD So last week, we, along with Zedka, made S'more sandwich cookies, and they turned out delicious. Even the plain cookies without the marshmallows would be sooo tasty.

Err, so I've kind of been MIA for a while, but mostly because I've just left my computer off lately. I was using it very little so I figured it was a waste to just have it on all day, and since it takes forever to boot up (I can come back two hours later and it'll still be chugging away doing...something XP), I decided it was just easier to not turn it on at all. I've mostly been amusing myself with Xenosaga III. HaKox is one of my favourite minigames ever! ...Though I think I need a new controller, because mine is actually kind of oversensitive. HaKox is already a puzzle game; I don't need to be diverting extra attention to controlling the camera. ^^;

...I bought a bagful of candy yesterday: three chocolate bars, one package of Pez (clearout! :D), a bag of Rockets, and some of those sour Juicy Squirts I'd been wanting to try (regular ones are better, though). I also found out that we would be getting a cooler at our Shoppers for individual ice creams. Eeeeexcellent.

Two more days~!

I don't have to work today though they called me in and I said no so I'm really feeling the excitement now. Debbie was even nice enough to switch shifts with me on Tuesday so now I'll just have to work 5-10 instead of 4-12.

I also just finished making cookies! earthstar_chan said she might make chocolate cookies, so I skipped over any chocolate recipes while looking for something so that we could have a variety of things. ^^ And I went with gingersnaps! It's the second time I've tried making them, and this recipe turned out much better than the last one, so I'm quite happy. I'd definitely make these again, though maybe do a couple things differently. First, I think it could use more ginger. XD Second, I replaced a little of the molasses with corn syrup since every time I've used it in the past, I always ended up with way too strong of a molasses flavour. But after tasting the cookies, I think using the whole 1/4 cup would be fine. So I've got at least a dozen of them packed into a container, which will leave several at home for the family to munch on, too.

I'm planning on starting to pack today so I can make sure I have everything ready. I should definitely bring a warm jacket since it's been sort of cold the past couple of days.

Oh, and I bought some English muffins on Friday, which I must remember to take out of the freezer tomorrow so we can have them for lunch on Wednesday. Maybe I could make some fruit smoothies or something, too.

I can't wait until Wednesday! I almost can't believe how close it is. ^__^

It's been a while since I was able to make something, since I had been feeling somewhat ill for a while (which I began to realize may have been the result of too many painkillers. Whoops.) and then we had tons of treats in the house already, so there was no point in making more. Monday was my mom's birthday, so we got her flowers, a gift card, and some chocolate from my favourite chocolate shop (I must remember to bring earthstar_chan one of their giant peanut butter cups to Anime North! ^^ They also have the best chocolate truffles.). She also got more chocolate from some of her friends, and surprisingly enough, no alcohol at all. XD My sister got a pretty tasty cake with a key lime filling for her.

Anyways, yesterday I did make some cookies since nobody was home to complain, and I decided to try some simple sugar cookies. They turned out very nice, and everyone seemed to like them (with the exception of my dad, who always complains about everything, so we don't really care <<;). They were called Amish sugar cookies, and they were really easy, since they were just drop cookies.

My mom says she's getting fat, but once the air conditioning is on, I won't be able to bake at all. And there's still so many recipes in just the one book, plus once we get two more ramekins, I want to make molten butterscotch cakes. Maybe I need somewhere to donate some of the things I make.

Also: Funny thing! My sister is moving...to a house just up the street. My dad couldn't believe it, but out of everything they looked at, that was the one they liked best. XD