Description: the story of us
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter Mara asked if we could make something special for a friend of hers that was not feeling well. I acted casual and of course the answer was yes, while inside, my heart did a flip, because I don’t get to do much with Mara these days – she is busy being a senior in high school, you know. And it meant a lot to me that she wanted to bake something special with me .
My baking companion.
So we found out that her friend likes monster cookies . I had never heard of them before, but once I looked up recipes for them, I realized that I had seen them at bake sales and at the grocery store… you know, those craggy, crispy-chewy cookies with M&M’s? I have always liked them when I tried one, but they don’t ever come to mind when I think of what kind of cookie to make. Maybe it’s because I don’t normally have M&M’s in my cupboard. And maybe it’s because I don’t usually make cookies that have candy in