Although not my favorite cookie, the CC is the easiest to make from scratch. My mom's recipe is the best! I just made a fresh batch tonight but they didn't turn out as well as they usually do. But no worries, my family is eating them up.
My favorite cookie is homemade ginger snaps, my mom's recipe. I rarely make them due to the fact that they are more work and no one in my household likes them, which makes them EXTRA dangerous for me!
Did you realize you can make many cookie varieties and freeze them? This is just one of the great things my awesome mom taught me, make a double batch, roll them into balls and freeze them in a ziplock bags. Take out what you want when you want fresh cookies and bake a few. Funny, this is how Otis Spunkmeyer does it. You can too, only cheaper and much better for you! No preservatives.
My Mom was an amazing cook and baker. I'm not a pie lover but my dad and brothers LOVE pies! Mom would make things in large batches and freeze them. She did this with cookies and her famous apple pie fillings some weeks before she was diagnosed with her brain tumor. After mom died my dad and brothers got to enjoy her pies and cookies for quite some time. She proved that even the busiest people could make homemade food.
I think of my mom often when I cook and bake. I realize how many things I caught from her. Not just in the kitchen, but in my life. Probably the most important thing I witnessed was catching her on her knees in prayer and quiet time with the Lord. Equally important was her willingness to pray at the drop of a hat. She would pray for anything, anyone and at anytime. She prayed for big things that mattered to her, she would ask the Lord for small things, like parking spaces. She would also pray for complete strangers who were walking along the road, asking God to protect them. The legacy of faith and trust in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is eternally priceless to me, not to mention life-changing. I hope I can be half the woman of God that she was.
Here's to my mom, Dee Morris, the most faith-filled, godly woman I have ever known. She proved that no matter how painful and tragic your youth is, and hers was, you can choose to turn to Christ and have an amazing faith-filled and joyful life. Not only was mom God-focused, she was a servant and she was others-focused. She never needed kudos or recognition for the things she did. She didn't have to tell others of the things she did, she knew the rewards she would receive would be from her Savior.
I would love to know who inspired your life and what is your favorite cookie to make homemade?
We would all love to know.
What a wonderful tribute to your mom! I loved her too (as did everyone who ever met her!). My favorite "cookie" is a brownie. Gotta go for the chocolate!
ReplyDeleteYeah, what she said. What a wonderful tribute to your Mother. I too have an amazing Mom. She is very talented. It seems as though there is not much she has not at least attempted to do. She paints (oil) she sews, cooks, does hair. She too has taught me many things thru the years. Her patience seems never ending when teaching me any of these things mentioned above. I was born short with patience and would give up easily. She once took the time to teach me to paint with oils, blending, loading my brush to get a certain look. We decided a group of grapes would be a good 1st project. Well after several hours, I was discouraged. My grapes looked like purple balls. Ha. I decided this is not for me. My Mom can paint anything. It is her love and talent. Anyways, as for a cookie? Homemade chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven. MMMMMM! My favorite. . . . .
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing, life is sweet. Especially with good cookies and brownies.
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