Because I already ate the Nuts and Chews

Each year brings new enthusiasm for decorating sugar cookies. If only I had read my post from last year before I decided to bake cookies at 7 PM, I may have stopped and asked myself if this was a good idea.

Last year, my issue was that Lola consumed so many M&Ms that I thought we were going to have to pump her stomach. This year, she ate so much cookie dough, we barely had any cookies to decorate.

Why you ask, would I give her access to the cookie dough?
Well, one skill that Lola has mastered in the kitchen is the act of stirring ingredients together. Give that kid a bowl and wooden spoon, and your ingredients are mixed in a matter of 30 seconds. It's almost like having a Cuisinart, except she likes to stick her fingers in the batter and steal the dough.

Usually, I'm pretty good at monitoring her wandering fingers, but this time, I was too busy searching for our sprinkles and frosting. Before I knew it, almost a 1/3 of the dough was in her belly.

Somehow, she remained in good spirits and was able to decorate with me.

 

I think its pretty obvious that I have no future as a professional cookie decorator. I think I better stick to law.