I love baking and while I’m not the best nor are my treats always the prettiest, I love it. I put on an apron and I am instantly transported back to sitting on the kitchen counter helping my mom bake. Creaming butter and sugar together is just magical. Today I made three different treats that I will be taking into work for my coworkers, whom I affectionately call “the boys” – because I work with all males. Yes, all males – not one other female all day. Let’s just say there is a lot of testosterone going on. Having baked goods in the offices brings a little femininity to it.
I made Almond Linzar Cookies, Soft Sugar Cookies and Marbled Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies.
A couple of comments on the recipes and how I did: The red velvet brownie batter was very dry at first, but then it pressed into the pan okay. After I baked it, the bottom brownie layer had a crumbly texture, not like a rich chocolate brownie. Not sure if I did something wrong or if that’s how they are. They still tasted good and held together. Love the top cheesecake layer. As for the Soft Sugar Cookies, let’s just say I will probably not be making these again. The dough was not sweet at all and the buttercream frosting was way too sweet. You would think the combo of the two would balance each other out, but they didn’t. I might tweak the recipe next time to fit my taste. The Lizar cookies worked out perfect…..well, except for this…..
Bummer
I had a little kitchen mishap. One of my linzar pans fell off the counter and completely shattered half of my cookies! I was almost done with everything and not in the mood to make another batch. Needles to say, there are less of those.
Hope you all have a fabulous Valentines Day. Share some good food and treats with someone you love!
xoxo,
Dominica