The other day we were having company for dinner. For dessert, I purchased two chocolate chip cookie mixes. However, that evening I had a headache. Knowing that my daughter likes to bake, I called Tana up and asked her if she would mix and bake the cookies for me. She was happy to do so.
I laid down to take a short nap and try to quash the ache in my head. But too soon I was awakened by the smell of burning cookies. Lying there, I heard Todd hollering for Tana and listened as she removed the sad little things from the oven.
After a few more minutes, I got up to check out the damage. Yep, they were pretty burned.
What had happened? I wondered if she got distracted by homework or the computer. Did she forget to set the timer? Did she have her iPod going and just not hear? So I called her up to get the scoop.
I asked, “What happened to the cookies?”
Tana answered, “I only cooked them a little over 10 minutes…about 12 minutes!”
Hmmm… “Tana, the package says to cook them 8 to 10 minutes. Since you like chewy cookies, you should’ve taken them out at 8 minutes.”
And Tana answered, “I wasn’t sure how long to cook them since I doubled the recipe.”
I found that burnt chocolate chip cookies go down best when served warm with laughter.
I laid down to take a short nap and try to quash the ache in my head. But too soon I was awakened by the smell of burning cookies. Lying there, I heard Todd hollering for Tana and listened as she removed the sad little things from the oven.
After a few more minutes, I got up to check out the damage. Yep, they were pretty burned.
What had happened? I wondered if she got distracted by homework or the computer. Did she forget to set the timer? Did she have her iPod going and just not hear? So I called her up to get the scoop.
I asked, “What happened to the cookies?”
Tana answered, “I only cooked them a little over 10 minutes…about 12 minutes!”
Hmmm… “Tana, the package says to cook them 8 to 10 minutes. Since you like chewy cookies, you should’ve taken them out at 8 minutes.”
And Tana answered, “I wasn’t sure how long to cook them since I doubled the recipe.”
I found that burnt chocolate chip cookies go down best when served warm with laughter.
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