On the outside, I try to project an image of having it all together. But underneath that, I'm kind of a disaster. Hence... the name of the site: GlossyVeneer. Don your gay apparel,
Frolic and play the eskimo way,
Build a snowman and pretend it’s Parson Brown,
Bring out the figgy pudding,
Be of good cheer,
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas!
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2005/12/24
The %&#*@$ Spiral Cookie
The past two years I have tried making a cookie from Food TV during the holidays. Two years ago I succeeded in making ugly little cookie blobs. I didn’t chronicle last year’s experience, but needless to say they didn’t work. And just because I had such great success in the past, I tried to make the cookies again this year. Nobody ever accused me of being a quitter!
The actual name for the cookie is Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie, or something oh-so-precious like that. In my house, it’s the Spiral Cookie… and usually the word “spiral” is preceded by an expletive, or two, or several – depending on what point I’m at in the cookie creation process.
This year, I actually conquered the cookie though. I made perfectly beautiful spiral cookies. I think one year I used margarine instead of real butter and another year I just totally messed it up. Now that I have conquered the cookie I probably won’t need to make them again.
I like them, I think the peppermint flavor is light and subtle. They are also full of refined flour and sugars (which I had to buy specifically to make the cookie because I don’t typically eat those) and I’m not going to eat a whole batch of them myself. Kevin doesn’t appreciate them enough to really contribute to the eating. He feels they need a frosting, which would totally negate the spiral effect. I don’t know enough people here in The Vegas to give cookies away. It’s hard when you telecommute because you can’t take a plateful in for the office crew. Kevin ends up at different client offices so often that it would be weird if he took a plate of cookies with him. So the cookies are kind of a waste in our home.
But at least I am no longer a slave to those cookies. I came, I conquered and I can move on!
Merry Christmas Eve! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday.
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