hmm. attempted to make christmas cookies today. my grandma's spritz cookies - sugar cookies you make with a cookie press. first only put one cup of flour in instead of two. um, duh. couldn't figure out why the dough was so smooshy. started throwing more flour in. ruined 3 batches - the first was a puddle of butter and sugar, the second a land mass of puffy butter/sugar/flour and the third a couple of islands because finally the dough didn't spread so much. but, still, it never worked. always just became crisp sugar things that stuck to the pan.

my grandma's been making them since i remember. and i blew it. i can't figure it out. i added at least another cup of flour! everyone's getting the break apart and bake ones this year. i doctored some of them up with some white chocolate chips, though. like i'm really gonna fool people. the cookies are pefectly round because of how you break equal portions of dough cubes apart. (dough cubes? huh?) and some of them still kinda look like they started from squares of dough.

eh, it's baking alissa-style. i couldn;t stop laughing at what an idiot i was. it was like a tv show...messed up batch after messed up batch, tons of dirty bowls, flour everywhere. though, i don't think food tv would be interested in me.:)

and as a sign in my neighbors front yard says 'make peace not war' i can't understand how war can ever be the solution to anything.

merry christmas !!! hope y'all have a wonderful holiday. eat drink and be merry! (raises 'eat drink and be merry' mug from tar-jay. *clink*)