You say it; I bake it. I

About a month and a half ago I threw out the offer on facebook that I would (attempt) to bake anything a friend requested for free as long as they purchased any especially expensive/obscure ingredients. This venture was meant to allay two problems: boredom and a need to expand my baking repertoire.
Fortunately, I found employment soon after posting this offer. But this means I have had less time for baking and blogging.

I will try to get this back on track.

The first request I filled was for snickerdoodle cookies. It's not exactly going where no man, or I, have gone before, but my cookie baking needs work. Mostly, I need to figure out the fats and learn to pull the trigger earlier with taking the cookies out so they stay nice and moist.

The dough and sugar/cinnamon/cocoa mix.

Mostly done and freshly inserted cookies.

The ones on the bottom probably should have come out already, but they turned out semi-malleable anyway.

Because of how cold the weather has been, I figured I would make an offering to the neighborhood squirrels and rabbits.

Yeah.... That's why I burnt a sheet... Not because I forgot they were in the oven while I was getting ready for work... 

That would be irresponsible.

So, the non-burnt cookies still came out a bit too crumbly for my liking. I partially blame to cold/dry air for that too. To put a little more moisture back in them, I stored them in sealed tubberware with some cheap white bread. I think that did a good bit to help.

The recipient was appreciative, but I have not heard a final assessment of them.

In the next few weeks I will try to get around to my 2nd and 3rd requests: diabetic-friendly-tiramisu and quiche.