Monday, May 24, 2010

Baking history...

Allison's DIYE (Do It Your Elf):




Monumentally tasty too.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

starry eyed

This weekend I made a trip to Prantl's Bakery. I was excited for the burnt almond torte, the rum balls (disappointingly, they were no-shows), but mostly the star cookies.
If you have 45 cents and can get to Prantl's, I can make your day. Get a star cookie. Or eight. They are the best sugar cookies I know--and I know a lot of cookies.
I'm starstruck.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

bunny business

Oh man, I love candy. And sales. So you may think I would be all over day-after-holiday candy sales. You would be correct.

I get really excited about candy sales and often end up with way more candy than I can consume. Which explains why, over a month after day-after-Easter, I still had a herd of Reester Bunnies around to fashion into cookies.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

no scout about it


While I have been through many cycles of girl scout--I wasn't, I was, I wasn't, I was, I am not--I have always loved girl scout cookies.

Currently, I have no girl scout connections but I do have an oven. And am old enough to use it. So I made my own Samoa Bars.

Quite the enjoyable substitute for a girl with no scout.

Monday, May 3, 2010

the reason I should always go to work late


Every weekday, my apartment building puts out freshly baked cookies.

I know this because when I first moved in they told me so as they motioned towards the plate in the lobby.

The thing is--I don't have the chance to enjoy one of these cookies most days. I get to smell them baking when I leave for work but, aside from the week after comment cards were returned, they are never physically available to me.

The building must be doing a lot of 5pm apartment showing now because for the past few days, upon arriving home from work, I have had my choice of cookie.

I think white chocolate macadamia suits my décor nicely.