I'm tired
I wonder how much Red Bull Betty Crocker drinks this time of year. I wonder when she hits the wall and decides that no one else, not one more person, is getting anything homemade. Away with the condensed milk and powdered sugar and candy bark coating. Starbucks cards for everyone.
Every year, I begin December with renewed ambition.
Every year, I slam headlong into the Christmas wall. The only problem is that this year, I crashed early. I still have baking to do. But I hit the wall. Mid-cookie, actually.
As I was pushing little Hershey's hugs into little fudgy circles this afternoon I thought, that will be enough, thank you. She asked for 3 dozen for tonight's exchange? She's getting 2. Into the fridge with the extra dough. (because in spite of my angsty talk here, I know I will finish the batch. I'm not one to throw out perfectly good cookie dough.)
To date this December, I have made a huge batch of puppy chow, 24 minty brownies, 3 dozen peppermint shortbread cookies and 6 dozen chocolate crinkles. And 2 dozen Fiesta Fudge cookies, plus another 2 dozen this evening. Remaining: candy dipped pretzels, for Saturday.
THEN, I think, I am done. Too bad that I'm already...done.
Every year, I begin December with renewed ambition.
Every year, I slam headlong into the Christmas wall. The only problem is that this year, I crashed early. I still have baking to do. But I hit the wall. Mid-cookie, actually.
As I was pushing little Hershey's hugs into little fudgy circles this afternoon I thought, that will be enough, thank you. She asked for 3 dozen for tonight's exchange? She's getting 2. Into the fridge with the extra dough. (because in spite of my angsty talk here, I know I will finish the batch. I'm not one to throw out perfectly good cookie dough.)
To date this December, I have made a huge batch of puppy chow, 24 minty brownies, 3 dozen peppermint shortbread cookies and 6 dozen chocolate crinkles. And 2 dozen Fiesta Fudge cookies, plus another 2 dozen this evening. Remaining: candy dipped pretzels, for Saturday.
THEN, I think, I am done. Too bad that I'm already...done.
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