C is for Cookie

Yeah, I think my mom was right when she said 12 kinds of cookies would be too much. Heh. Instead, I made 6 different kinds to hand out for Christmas to my neighbors and at work. Sunday was going to be my big cooking day, but after 2.5 batches, I burned my right hand pretty badly. This is actually par for the course. It's amazing how many times I've badly burned my right hand. Really, it's not a holiday unless I have ointment covering my right hand. My right index finger actually never heals all the way now. I think it's in permanent shock. This time I picked up a right-out-of-the-oven cookie sheet without a mitt (which was on my left hand). So, I took a bit of a break on Sunday and didn't get them all done. I finished up tonight and I'll hand them out tomorrow. Here's a pretty pic of my handiwork.

I've got regular Tollhouse choc chip (a classic), a chocolate pudding recipe from my mom (which is awesome), oatmeal with mini choc chips, a Heath bar cookie, a peanut butter and choc chip bar cookie (didn't like this one, but oh well), and a reeses pb cup bar cookie (would've been better as drop cookies instead of a bar I think). The Heath bar cookie turned out really good (a new recipe). I think I put too much almond extract in the oatmeal cookies. I didn't really like how they turned out, but my roommate LOVED them, so I guess to each his own. At least I didn't have to throw any batches out.

I also sent out all my Christmas cards today (btw - Jason I need your address). I had almost 40 this year with family, high school and college friends. And of course, all my Christmas cards have panda bears on them. :P
My mom and I keep a look out every year and when I find a pattern, I stock up. I've got like six different types to choose from now. And, I made cute address labels with Christmas pandas on them. I LOVE making my own address labels. If you want any for yourself let me know what kind of picture you want and I'll print some for you. I've got a template made in excel and have a ton of crazy fonts.

And for my Netflix update: Just saw Dog Soldiers. Awesome! It's the British army vs werewolves and it's actually a really good movie. I'd recommend it for a fright fest. I also saw Phantom of the Opera. That was my first experience seeing that story and I wasn't really impressed. I just could not get into the opera so I ended up fast forwarding through most of it. But, the cinematography was beautiful. Oh, and my last movie was The Forgotten. Utter crap. That's all I'll say about it.