Friday, January 17, 2014

Baking...

Well it is not the heat of the season, it is me trying to bake cookies.
For those that know me, my talents are limited...
Sewing and I are not friends,
Cooking and I have issues,
Walking and talking are difficult,
And
Now I can add baking!
I am working on refreshments for my son's Eagle Scout Court of Honor next Sunday.
He did a difficult Eagle project so I figured the least I could do would be to bake cookies.
(Here is were I blame the altitude...right!)
I have spent the last three days baking and now I am hoping some of these cookies are edible.
I did followed the directions to the letter!?!
These look so good!  I borrowed this photo from Pinterest and now will be trying these.
Out of the 10 batches I have made I am hoping that about half will look and taste presentable!
The rejects have been taste tested and we are still alive that is a good thing!
Wish me luck today in the kitchen, and does practice really make perfect?
Enjoy your day,
Barb


13 comments:

  1. LOL, cute post. I hope your cookies are a big hit!
    Kim

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  2. So sweet of you to make treats for your son's Scout event. I had a lot of baking fails at 7300 ft. It took many fails to finally make my beloved buttermilk biscuits! (self rising flour was the main trick I learned on that one, plus 25% less baking soda/powder, otherwise they were tasteless or hockey pucks.) This site is very helpful! Have you checked it out yet?
    https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipe/high-altitude-baking.html
    It has adjustments you can make for different elevations.

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  3. Sweet post, mmmmm, cookies!!! Francine.

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  4. You may not be able to bake....but you can paint beautifully! I am sure they will be just fine and yes....high altitude baking is a challenge. :)

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  5. Cookies? Hmmm ...just remember if all else fails dunk them in milk first :) I can bake but can't paint so I reckon we are even lol Congrats to your son on the award...enjoy your weekend hugs lil raggedy Angie

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  6. you can at least give yourself kudos for trying then :) I'm not a great cooker either, but my hubby is, LOL!
    Hugs~Carol

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  7. I never thought about all the problems of cooking at that altitude....have you tried just making chocolate peanut butter no-bakes?

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  8. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cooking-live/chocolate-peanut-butter-no-bake-cookies-recipe/index.html

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  9. I bet your house smells yummy. The no bake sounds like a good idea, too! Enjoy your weekend my friend!

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  10. Hope they turned out Barb! You crack me up...You are so very talented!!! But I do get what you are saying...I don't bake/cook either...or much else LOL ~*~Lisa

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  11. LOL Barb, I can relate! And yes, the altitude does indeed make a difference in recipes, I was having a similar conversation with my Mom and Aunt a couple of days ago. Good luck with the baking and I'm sure that they will taste wonderful :O) Deb

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  12. You crack me up Barb! I'm sure the cookies will be just fine. Congratulations on your son's Eagle Scout Court of Honor, that is quite impressive!

    Have a delightful week~

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  13. Hilarious...WELL, unless it is happening to you, huh!! Congratulations to your son, and you know, Rice Krispie Treats REMAIN one of my FAVORITE treats...Took some to church for our Palm Sunday Pot Luck one year and shaped them into eggs...People sucked them down!! ROFL...Happy baking...sigh...;)

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Thanks for taking the time to share your commments!!
Enjoy your day,
Barb