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| Left: Dry crumbly cookie. Right: Buttery galore cookie! |
So those who know me may know that I am not the world's best cook. In our family Carl does most of the cooking. Not that I don't enjoy it, but most the time I'm at work,so he has it ready for when i get home. I do however love treats! So I have no problem spending my time making those. Today though reminded me as to why I tend to not cook very often. I ALWAYS MESS SOMETHING UP. ALWAYS. I thought it would be a great idea to make Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies. Somehow I feel that they are healthier then regular, but I know they aren't. I went about my business making the dough, but for some reason it was just so dry. I tried to form in into balls but it just wouldn't stay. I baked the first batch the best I could and called my mom for help. I double and tripled checked the recipe but to no avail. When i talked to my mom she asked if I had put enough butter, I said it called for one stick. She thought that was weird because most recipe's apparently call for two. Well long story short I miss read the instructions. It wasn't one stick it was one cup.... which equals two sticks. So the first batch came out way to dry. The second and third batches I added more butter, and wow were they way too buttery and moist! This my friends is why Tara does not cook. I always mess something up! In the end the cookies really weren't to bad, but I have a feeling they would have been a lot better if I had read the recipe correct.
On another baking adventure yesterday I attempted to make cupcakes. I wanted to try out using the icing tips and decorate them all cute. Well seeing as how I'd never used them they didn't look so cute. I was practicing different designs here and there not making and rhyme or reason to them, and by the time i was done I had used up all the cupcakes! So next time there will be a plan of action and they will be cute unlike these sad sad cupcakes!
