CC Part 3 and more

Well, I did a batch of "Spicy Oatmeal Cookies" last night and they did not turn out well. The taste was good (quite good actually) but the cookie itself was weird. These were very thin and I like a cookie with bite. These were so thin you could use them for a credit card and grab a snack at the same time. I added a bunch of oatmeal after the first firing and it was better but not enough. Who knows what I did wrong. lol This was definitely the first cookie recipe I have ever used pepper in.

Tonight I also made a cookie recipe that wasn't a cookie recipe. It was a "tea cake" recipe. They are very yummy and are cut out like you would a sugar cookie. And with the amount of sugar in them you would think it would be a sugar cookie!

I did have to call my mother to see if she had any idea what sweet milk was. She didn't know(shocker there since Mom knows everything about cooking) but we figured out that it is regular old milk. Apparently it is an old southern term used to differentiate regular milk from buttermilk. Did you know you could make buttermilk by adding a tablespoon of vinegar (I think) to a cup of regular milk? That was your lesson of the day. lol

So, the cookie count now (although mostly depleted after Husband took a two tins to work)

Chocolate Chip - 9 dozen
Cupcakes - 15
Spicy Oatmeal - 3 dozen
Tea Cakes - (44) 3 1/2 dozen

I am so far behind last year it isn't funny.

On to other news. I debated on sending Robmonster to school or not today. He was up till 2 this morning coughing. Poor guy. But, he did well at school so I should feel better, right? He wasn't even too bad today! Maybe his not feeling up to par is affecting his stubbornness? I can only hope he stays this way for a while if that is the case...heehee.

I love and hate this age. He is stubborn and obstinate and even lying a bunch. But he is thinking and trying and able to do things he was never able to do before. I'm in a quandary here, lol Let him show his independence or beat him into submission? ARGH!