Cookie dough is temperamental

[wiseheart]

No matter how many times you've done it, there's no guarantees it will turn out well the next time. Last year (and the year before), when I made these nougat and cinnamon balls, they were perfectly round and smooth like a baby's bottom. Today, the dough broke every time I tried to shape it, and the pathetic little parcels I managed to form don't even resemble balls. I have no idea why - I did everything the same way as before. But that's cookie dough for you, unfortunately.

Other than the crippled little cookies, I made the grocery shopping that didn't get done yesterday, we had laundry day and I cooked lunch. I even squeezed in a bit of writing, but other than that I was pretty much flattened. Ah well, I'll decorate the cookies tomorrow and will cook for two days in advance so that I can bake the next two batches (different kinds) on Monday. *fingers crossed*