Now that I'm a parent, I have a much better appreciation for what she must have gone through. And I only have two girls, not four. Earlier this evening, I had to make a trip upstairs, where I threatened my children with not putting up the Christmas tree tomorrow if they didn't stop fighting and be quiet and go to sleep. Not quite to the point of canceling Christmas, but not far off if they don't settle down and stop driving me crazy... =) Fortunately, there is one thing that is putting me in the holiday spirit this evening. It's the fact that my whole house smells of chocolate and peppermint.
The verdict? I think it's a very good thing that I'm planning to pack most of these up tomorrow to ship out to someone. They are way too dangerous to keep in the house. I ate three already, and it hasn't been that long since I finished baking them. Gillian seemed to like the one she had for dessert. I wasn't too surprised when she asked me for more milk, though. =) These are quite chocolatey. Mine didn't get a very crackled appearance, but that's okay. They had a nice fudgy texture that I really like. And the candy cane bits added an interesting textural element. I didn't top my cookies with anything, though I might try that next time.
If you'd like to try these for yourself, you can find the recipe here. And be sure to check out the other bakers participating in the 12 Days of Cookies to see what they've baked up for today!
If you'd like to try these for yourself, you can find the recipe here. And be sure to check out the other bakers participating in the 12 Days of Cookies to see what they've baked up for today!
Andrea of Andrea's Recipes
Claire of The Barefoot Kitchen
Courtney of Coco Cooks
Judy of No Fear Entertaining
Kelly of Sass & Veracity
Michelle of Big Black Dog
RJ of Flamingo Musings
Sandy of At the Baker's Bench
Good job, Di, of posting under the wire, of baking steadily for 5 days in a row, and of parenting those two daughters! When mine were their age, I think I prayed for patience every day, and nearly every day I felt that I fell short. But now there aren't two people I'd rather be with than my girls.
ReplyDeleteLove the looks of these cookies, and it's good to know I should use a hammer and not a rolling pin!
I use a hammer a break up the candy and it works great! I was going to pack up my Day 5 cookies and send them off to the Fireman on Monday but I left them out on the kitchen counter and they were gone in less then an hour!
ReplyDeleteThese look great. Like the hammer tip!
ReplyDeleteYou have a nice way of styling things to make them look so fun and exciting...even chocolate!
ReplyDeleteThis one is on my "maybe" list, but I think it may move up, now. :-) They do sound dangerous!
ReplyDeleteOoo - while I don't like the chocolate / peppermint thing, my fiance does. Definitely going to keep these in mind for the next time he asks for cookies!
ReplyDeleteI was eying these but I'm to lazy to buy peppermint! I can imagine the great scents wafting through the house.
ReplyDeleteAlso you are lucky to have the kids held with the cookie baking.
Ha! I've always found a hammer works best for everything ; ) And our Christmas tree isn't even on the horizon yet. I have to calendar it or it won't get done. There are TONS of peppermint cookies in our selection this year and I'm less than thrilled but will take your word that these have the power to attract my attention. If they're soft, I'm doomed.
ReplyDeleteChocolate with Peppermint sounds perfect to me. I like the decoration on these. Simple and pretty.
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