The movement is spreading

I was visiting my old school that I worked at up until last school year (we brought batch #335 along with us to share).  A former co-worker was there with his daughters; he shared how they bought a cookie cookbook and are trying to do what I'm doing.  Their cookbook has around 60 cookie recipes he thought and his girls and him are working their way through it.

Not exactly paying it forward, but certainly spreading the joy.  Yay!

#334 Crispy Butter Cookies
I've baked a lot this month; not sure what has gotten into me.  I've been craving sugar type cookies.  For a few days there I thought there might be a chance I was pregnant; I was having mixed feelings about that.  On one hand, my baby is almost 1 and she is so sweet and so chill; that I'm starting to have baby fever.  On the other hand; life is getting easier finally and I'm looking forward to doing vacations with the kids and for life to move out of this stage.

Anyway, this cookie looked like those yummy peanut butter cookies - the one you roll into a ball and then make the criss-cross pattern with a fork.  These cookies are not.  They have very little taste to them.  It did get me out of the sugar cookie craving.

#335 Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheels
I've decided that having the kids friends over is great.  Before I thought it'd just be more work and I would end up getting nothing done.  My son got to have his first friend over; without the moms having a playdate of our own ; ). It was fantastic - the kids all entertained themselves and I got cleaning done and this batch of cookies.

I really am no good at pinwheel cookies.  I don't know how to get them rolled up tight enough; so then when I need to cut the roll, they get rather crumbly.  But still tastes yummy.

#336 Almond Kiss Cookies
Not to be confused with the peanut butter cookie with a kiss on top - these look rather similar.  My husband asked me why I was making these again.  The big difference: almond extract (no peanut butter), the kiss has an almond inside of it and there is raspberry glaze on top.

It's also not as good as the peanut butter cookies with kisses in it, unless you really like almonds I guess.