June 4, 2017

A Welcome Gift 

Cookie Trios

Our new boss is coming from California tomorrow. Texas is a different world, of sorts, and one may need introduction into that world: One must begin the journey to understand red sauce, hot sauce, salsa, barbecue sauce, and pico. Our sauces and lifestyle still retain a little of the urban cowboy feel and a nostalgic twinge of sweet respect for mamas, trains, and hot grueling work. (Those necessary words for each country song:) 

Our area of Texas is a little paradise if one looks onto it from the outside but still has its troubles just like every other town. The Woodlands has grown and continues to grow and may need some delicate, yet strong, diplomacy to retain its woods and family environment.  They are worth community involvement and worth our children's future. Our new boss will love the wooded trails, bike paths, lakes, spring pops of roadside bluebonnets, and home prices! 

Theme of cookies: Woods, trails, lakes, and of course, BMW!

The cookie itself is a common sugar cookie recipe many cookie decorators are using with tweaks of flavor infused to bring it out of the duldrums...Lemon Infusion. I used powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar for the cookie base. Don't be afraid to add something to your base ingredients. This could be anything from matcha powder to mini chocolate chips. I love lemony lemon cookies, fudge cut outs cookies, and spice cookies. Think about the flavors you love and make it happen! Don't be bound by what you see on Pinterest or other blogs.