Another chopping day and a cookie pic

[wiseheart]

I've been chopping hazelnuts, cashews, pecans, chocolate, caramel bonbons, cranberries and candied ginger all morning. It was back-breaking after a while, but at least everything is prepared for the next 7 sorts of cookies. I might even add another one, so that I won't end up with 13 sorts at the end of the week. As a rule I'm not terribly superstitious, but these are not the times when one should invite bad luck. ;)

I also made a Shepherd's Pie for lunch, so I won't have to cook tomorrow, and after lunch Mum and I made a short food run to the Lidl at next corner, so I won't have to go shopping tomorrow, either. Free run for the baking!

And here are the first finished cookies:



From the left: macadamia cookies, banana cookies (the dead frogs got a straw hat with flowers to look better), spikesgirl58's double ginger cookies (disguised as spicy red apples), hazelnut cookies, peanut-chocolate cookies and, in the front, triple orange cookies. Meaning that they contain orange peels, both fresh and candied, orange aroma and real orange juice, as well as orange blossom aroma. They are even covered with orange icing and sprinkled with orange flavoured sugar. It sounds a bit much, but they really taste fantastic, for all that they look like shapeless little pancakes.

Comments

[artemis10002000]

Ooooh these look delicious! You are being so very industrious.

I did some baking yesterday, baking bread. But it didn't go too well, the dough wouldn't rise properly and the crust ended up hard this time (which is a problem since Mom can't chew hard crusts.) No idea what I did wrong. Baking just is like that sometimes.

Tomorrow is Mom's booster shot, it will be a huge relief when that is over. She doesn't mind the vax but she hates doctor's visits, and is all nerves (which ends up making me antsy, too) for days before.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know the feeling, on both accounts. This time tomorrow you'll both be relieved. :)

[artemis10002000]

We sure will be! Wish the vaccination center were still open.

[meathiel]

They look good ...
I really wish I could taste them.
You make me want to bake after all! ;-) Almost ...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And I really wish I could offer you samples from everything. If you lived within reach, I'd prepare a large tin box for you with a piece of everything, honestly!

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

I´d only be allowed to do number one and four, though I´d love to try the other ones, too. My family is horrible, all you´ll hear is no peanuts, no ginger, no candied oranges and so on. So we´ll have Vanillekipferl and the like, as every year. Boring!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Aww, that is sad! Fortunately, Mum is not choosy, although she dislikes too sweet things; but so do I, so it isn't a problem. And most of this will go to various families, to save the house slave (= mother or grandmother) the labour and to solve the "what the heck should I give them for Christmas"-problem. Since I really love to bake, it is a win-win situation.

It's a shame we live so far from each other, though. Imagine the fun if you could hop over, sample everything I make and ignore the boring tastes of your family. ;)

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

OMNOMNOM!
They look so good, and knowing how distinctly they must taste from that description. Little masterpieces! Even the little froggies with the straw hats :D

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The froggies definitely have personality. 🐸

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

oooo they look yummy!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That they are! 😋

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I'll take one of each please. Maybe two of the orange ;)

They look fabulous, you put so much effort into them it shows!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And I enjoy doing it greatly. :)

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Yum.
And I'm with you on the not inviting bad luck.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Which is why I restricted myself to five new sorts of cookies today. Another six are coming up on Thursday or Friday.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Om, nom, nom! Not sure I could go for the green ones, but those orange ones sound scrumptious.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I know it's hard to believe, but the green ones are incredibly yummy. They just look like frogs with straw hats. *g*

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

The cookies look beautiful and delicious, also very professional looking. You are definitely a master baker.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You are too kind; and besides, I selected the best-looking ones for the press photo. *g*

[medievalrosalie.livejournal.com]

My goodness, those orange ones sound amazing!!