cookies

When we were updating the kitchen at Little Flour a few years ago, the contractor told us we had three choices. We could have it done right. We could have it done fast. Or we could have it done cheap. Two of the three were possible, but not all three. How true it is. There is a similar truth when it comes to decorating sugar cookies with kids. They can look good. They can taste good. Or they can be fun to decorate. Two of the three are possible, but not all three. UNLESS you have a little help. This week we are making sugar cookie decorating kits for some of our young friends. We make the cookies ahead of time, and trust us they taste great! Then we provide some adorable no fail decorations that are fun for kids. Think your duck should be pink? No problem. Want to eat the eyeballs before they make it to the cookie? Don’t worry, we sent extra. Is most of your icing on your shirt? Who cares? With buttermilk and baking spice in the batter these cookies are great on their own as well. Happy baking! And remember, when it comes to decorating cookies with kids (and most other things with kids too) their imperfections are what make them beautiful….

“Friend is someone to share the last cookie with.” -Cookie Monster

So, Friday is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. And how better to celebrate than to share our favorite recipe with all of our young friends? This is actually an adaptation of an old Cooking Light recipe. Yes, we un-lightened it. Is that even a word? The key for us is in the chocolate. This is a recipe that really highlights the dark chocolate so use the best you can get your hands on. Chocolate chips will certainly work, but for us the ultimate cookie uses simple dark chocolate from our favorite local chocolate maker, and this year our friends gave us a great deal on a few extra dark chocolate bunnies leftover from Easter. That’s right, bunny ears in cookies. Add a little toasted coconut and it just can’t be beat. If someone gives you the last cookie from this recipe, you really do have a friend! These will be in our Flour Baskets this weekend, and we’ll also be sharing several batches with our young friends at the drop in center Friday afternoon. Of course, all of this will follow a great chocolate chip cookie baking class in honor of the holiday! As always, thanks to our many supporters who make these classes possible.

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