Feeling a little nervous and getting flashbacks of the nightmares of cooking 6 recipes a day back in 2009, I decided to give myself a break and re-start this project on the simple side. I have a huge sweet-tooth so naturally I went to the "Cookies and Candy" section of the cookbook to find my first recipe. Truth be told, I'm not ready to make Roast Poussin With Prunes and Thyme quite yet. Later, my friends! Much later after I've made all of the things I want to make. Anyway, I digress as usual. So, I chose the good ole' recipe of Classic Oatmeal Cookies (page 507). The hardest decision with regards to this recipe was raisins or chocolate chips? I went with raisins (I know, I know).
I haven't been baking much, and by "much" I mean not at all except if it comes in a mix and is sold on the shelves of Trader Joe's. I wasn't really in the groove, and it was around 8:50 pm when I started baking. To add to the drama, my largest mixing bowl was (and still is, embarrassingly enough) sitting in our backyard covered in dried mud. The Golden Retriever rolled in a mud hole after a rain storm, and the kiddos used said mixing bowl to fill up with clean water and wash the Golden Child. I have considered walking the few steps out the back door, picking up the bowl off the ground and running it through the dishwasher about ten times, but I haven't done so. TMI. So, I had to mix the cookie batter in two separate, smaller bowls which was irritating. It wasn't my night.
I overcame these hardships, mostly got rid of my crappy mood and baked a few dozen cookies. They were tasty when warm and straight out of the oven, but they turned to stone when cooled. The family wouldn't even eat them during the next few days which was a sure sign that this recipe was not going to be a fam favorite. Outcome wasn't great, but the recipe was completed on 6/13/12 at 9:08 pm.
Ease of baking: 3 (1 being easiest, 10 being hardest)
Tastiness: 3 (1 being not tasty, 10 being scrumptious)
Take care,
Melissa
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