tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post972113767816995315..comments2023-06-16T07:21:59.344-04:00Comments on Jacqui's Room: Why baking cookies is like writing my bookJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-44627244169333515352009-12-04T09:00:25.326-05:002009-12-04T09:00:25.326-05:00And a darned good protagonist and plot. That'...And a darned good protagonist and plot. That's not exactly starting at scratch.Sharon Blankenshipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-54959283950650029172009-12-03T16:37:14.151-05:002009-12-03T16:37:14.151-05:00wordwrangler, thanks. I hope so too!
Mary, exactl...wordwrangler, thanks. I hope so too!<br /><br />Mary, exactly. I have a hard time with haste and the need to be "done."<br /><br />Debbie, I was out of parchment paper. And the cookie sheets are still in the sink. Sigh.<br /><br />Diane, thanks. And thanks for the thoughtful crit. As always.<br /><br />cath c, the way I see it, put enough brown sugar in and it'll get eaten. Wish writing was that easy!Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-22715820579330784922009-12-03T14:52:25.740-05:002009-12-03T14:52:25.740-05:00sigh.
this is exactly where i am with my new one,...sigh.<br /><br />this is exactly where i am with my new one, too.<br /><br />and i never follow a cookie recipe exactly. i like to see what happens if i ... throw more of this in, less of that, oh how about some nuts, i bet this would be even better with nutmeg....but i sure make a lot of cookies.<br /><br />and they always get eaten.cath chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121005007284461511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-52347358976549218782009-12-03T14:43:36.779-05:002009-12-03T14:43:36.779-05:00I can only offer the encouraging words of one C. M...I can only offer the encouraging words of one C. Monster: <br /><br />Work hard. Play fair. Eat cookie.<br /><br />They were very tasty cookies, btw.Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128401898400900879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-34095573236944056552009-12-03T13:47:24.637-05:002009-12-03T13:47:24.637-05:00Baking parchment was invented for those of us too ...Baking parchment was invented for those of us too lazy to wash baking sheets. Cookies were invented for those of us who would rather snack than revise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-76151738664972854342009-12-03T13:24:11.457-05:002009-12-03T13:24:11.457-05:00You know what? Almost every time I bake cookies, ...You know what? Almost every time I bake cookies, I end up with the same results. I'm always so keen to save energy (and money) and not keep the oven on for a long time that I crowd my cookies and end up with a mess. They still taste fine, but they're not as pretty as the kind baked by people who aren't scheming to economize all the time. <br /><br />Now I'm wondering if there isn't a connection to the way I write as well: I'm too hasty and always trying to do too much at one time.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-33711754733784161082009-12-03T11:52:18.199-05:002009-12-03T11:52:18.199-05:00Cookies make revising MUCH more fun. :)
You'...Cookies make revising MUCH more fun. :) <br /><br />You'll get it. Hope it's a blockbuster!<br /><br />(now pass me some of those sweets!)<br /><br />hugs,<br />DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com