This Weekend I'll Be Baking

I've decided that if I don't get to bake anything, I go crazy. I've been cutting back on making baked goodies because Team Ellerman is amidst a shape-up mission, but this weekend I'll be throwing caution to the wind and will be baking something. I can always send it to work with Keith on Monday, right? Riiiiiiiiiiiight.

For sure I'll be making some of these. I got a new leaf cookie cutter, some colored sugar sprinkles, and we'll be talking about how the leaves turn colors. I am slightly concerned about them not understanding that the cookies needing to bake for a few minutes after we shake the sprinkles on. Wait no. I know they understand it because they boss..er...tell me all the time that the chicken needs to "go cook", I'm really more concerned that they will not tolerate the cookies being taken away. Hmmm. Need to work on a solution for that. As a sidenote, are the boys too young for me to teach them that its an oak leaf, and oaks' genus name is Quercas? Or should I wait until later to turn them into science nerds?

I've also been DYING to make this.  I won't, though, because there will not be any left to send to Keith's work. I mean, it's cookies. It's brittle. It's chocolate and buttery goodness. Pretty sure just thinking about it made my ass grow bigger.

Might also do a practice run on a few recipes I'm making for a baby shower, but none of those involve sugar, butter or confectioner's sugar so why bother sharing, right?

And I've been craving something Hazelnut. So I'll either be sticking my finger into a jar of Nutella, or I'll make one of these: Hazelnut Cake  or Hazelnut Blondies. Or just talk about it a lot until Keith turns the volume on the TV up to drown me out.

Other recipes I've got my eye on for next month: somebody has a birthday and will be needing a cake. Will it be this, this or should I try making Nana's caramel apple pie again? I just doesn't taste the same when I make it. Sort of like how a sandwich tastes better when someone else makes it, you know?

And, now that I'm drooling onto my keyboard, I'll sign off and go sign up for a spin class. Good weekend, everybody!