Cinnamon Cookies (a/k/a To Die For Cookies)

This week the recipe was Cinnamon Cookies. A little molasses, a lot of cinnamon, two sticks of butter and the other usual ingredients. When the first batch had cooled, I gave one to Chloe to taste test. A few minutes later she was sneaking into the kitchen for another. And then another. I cut her off after three cookies. But that's how these cookies are. You get one in your mouth and then you want more, more, more! I took a few to my friend, Tena, who told me it was the best cookie she'd ever eaten. Definitely a keeper.

Next week: Coconut Pecan Squares (Daddy the coconut lover will be happy!)

The First Recipe

Chalk it up to getting older, feeling like I'm running out of time, my nest being largely empty or maybe just the fact that I like to bake and I like cookies. But the week before my 18 year old daughter, Adair, headed off to college I suggested to my 9 year old daughter, Chloe, that after we returned from our week-long trip to settle her sister in her new dorm, we should begin making cookies. And I'm not talking a few nights and some random recipes. We've committed to all 100 cookie recipes contained in a cookbook entitled The Cookie Sampler. I have had this cookbook for many years and have tried a number of the recipes in the book over time. But now we are going to make ALL of them. At least one recipe a week - which means this project could last two years or more. I have a feeling I am going to learn a few lessons along the way and hopefully impart a few words of wisdom to Chloe before I run out of time. Tonight we made our first recipe - Boston Sugar Cookies. We donned our aprons, measured out all the ingredients and put them together according to the recipe instructions. Then we baked. And then we ate. 3 cookies apiece out of the 4 dozen plus that we made. And a glass of milk, of course. We even took pictures! I've posted a few here. No life lessons learned with this recipe but we made some good cookies. Next week - Apple Pecan Cookies.