As
I troll my favorite blogs, I see beautiful photos of Christmas cookies. Exotic
ethnic cookies. Decorated gingerbread men. Or cookies filled with nuts or jam.
I
look at the cookies and feel guilty. I haven’t baked a single cookie. I don’t
feel sorry for myself, I don’t really like cookies. (I know, everyone tells me
I’m crazed.) But I only eat cookies to be polite. The only sweet I eat with
regularity is dark chocolate—but that’s not really a sweet, it’s a fourth food
group.
But
I feel guilty because my kids have no cookies. Shouldn’t they be indulging in
cookies during Christmas break?
I
can make ethnic cookies. I have a stroopwaffle-izer. Of course, the last time I
used it, I had to reset the circuit breakers for the entire house. The electric
cookie press was from the Netherlands and the person who rewired it for US
current obviously made a mistake.
I
won’t be making gingerbread because I hate it. It tastes too much like
molasses.
I'm going to try my hand at Russian teacakes today - never done them before, but I'm trying to be brave. Sugar cookies are a favorite at our house - nobody here is too fond of gingerbread, either, but we do like our frosted sugar cookies!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you didn't mean it this way, but in internet slang "trolling" a blog or website means to leave inflammatory, off-topic, and rude comments to derail a conversation.
ReplyDeleteMy mom doesn't make cookies either. The minions are forced to bake cookies if we want any.
Jini & I went to an ornament exchange/brunch and I made my grandma's date/nut/oatmeal cookies and knox dainties (basically pure sugar with flavoring) to take. I had really good baking intentions. Wayne bought me extra flour and sugar and two bags of coconut. I was picturing mounds of cookies/fudge/truffles/fruitcake...but life has a way of getting in the way and time has been spent in other, needful, ways...so maybe next year.
ReplyDeleteNormally we all get together the Sunday afternoon before Christmas and makes sugar cookies, but instead we spent the time in E.R. with my mom. Like I said...there's always next year,
At least we won't have lots of goodies left around when we get back to our dieting in January :>)
Thanks, David. So I guess I'm not "trolling." Maybe "visiting." That should work.
ReplyDeleteDavid, that's kind of funny. Yeah, I expect Mom's using troll to mean "amble along" or "walk somewhere in a relaxed way." Though perhaps she's hinting that she's actually an ancient Scandinavian creature in disguise.
ReplyDeleteWe don't do cookies either, because we don't have time between all the cakes we bake for two/three birthdays and Christmas.
ReplyDelete:-) We just buy them.
Ha! I can't wait until mine are old enough to get points without having to bake!
ReplyDeleteI'm terrible. I don't like cakes and I don't really care for cookies, but the dough? Mmm! Must be a texture thing. I just bake them up fast so I don't eat the dough. lol!
My favorite holiday treat? Chex mix. Savory over sweet for the win! And the house smells like Christmas when with Worcestershire sauce simmering on the stove.
I'm more of a pudding girl. It's not Christmas without my mom's bread pudding :)
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays, Connie! :D