*Let that boy Cook: Allowing someone (male or female) to proceed to get their swag on (do them) by ceasing your hatred (hating) so that they may peacefully go about their activities which excited your anger.
e.g: “Man, let that boy cook!”
#chef #knife #pot #chop

Sunday, September 25, 2016

(kinda) Lavender Sugar Cookies

So. One night I was laying in bed thinking… if I ACTUALLY start a food blog (didn’t seem realistic) I'd call it #IKnowYallGonLetMeCook... And I'd hashtag stuff like #blackgirlswhoblog #jk #immixed #butiknowyallgonletmecook #getit? #lmfao #salmon
I thought this was THE MOST HILARIOUS THING. So obviously I texted everyone I knew and then posted on Facebook about it.
The FUNNIEST part… was how everyone thought it was a good idea. No one takes me seriously when I’m for real… but as SOON as I have a hilarious joke… smh.
ANYWAY. So here it is. I decided I couldn’t do it alone so I bullied Kiara (hey girl) into co-blogging with me (is that a thing?). So she set the page up and now… BAM! Here we are!



Imma let her introduce her part… but just know this is not fully thought out. There will be food, there will be life… there will be a whole lot of hot mess, I’m sure. But, y’all asked for it so blame yourselves.


So, Food. For my first post I made sugar cookies! Why? Many reasons. One: the first time I ever tried to make cookies was some Christmas back in elementary school and they came out like bricks (blaming my mom for this because she was the adult). I’m pretty sure they were butter cookies and that we forgot the butter or something. I’ve come pretty far since then.
But also. Last week I was talking to two students (oh hey, I’m also a high school math teacher) about candy. Which lead to talking about chocolate. Which lead to talking about cookies. Actually, we were arguing about whether snickerdoodles and sugar cookies were the same thing (almost, but no). The point is… this conversation made me want to make sugar cookies. So here we are.


I am NOT a recipe inventor. My mom nor my grandmother baked. No fancy recipes passed down to me. Well… except macaroni and cheese. And that’s only because I was used as free labor and forced to shred cheese every Thanksgiving and Christmas. What was my point… Oh, I am NOT a recipe inventor. I AM a recipe Googler. So I googled how to make sugar cookies. Then I decided to be fancy and make “Lavender” sugar cookies because I had some lavender water sitting around (read: fancy).
I think this is my first time making cookies from scratch as an adult, so I was hesitant. The lavender didn’t turn out as lavender-y as I wanted (probably because I don’t think lavender water is used for baking, more for mixed drinks) so I’ll have to figure something better next time. I also had rosewater hanging out (again, fancy) so I used that for a batch. The rose flavor came through more… but still not too strong. So. I’ll research this more and update you when I make it right!
Either way, they turned out AMAZINGLY good. And easy as 1, 2, 3 (there are actually 3 steps lol). I mixed my first batch with my hands and made a huge mess. DO NOT DO THIS! Also, after mixing, chilling the dough before trying to form balls is a good idea… which I guess makes this 4 steps. Still worth it though.

(Sidenote, I’m working on getting my food photography on point. Work with me here.)

(kinda) Lavender Sugar Cookies
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups margarine
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons lavender water (or rose water… originally vanilla extract)
  • 1/4 cup white sugar for decoration
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the lavender (or vanilla or rose or, ya know… whatever). Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until just blended. Roll the dough into little (not TEW little) balls and roll the balls in remaining 1/4 cup of sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets and flatten slightly.
  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned at the edges. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely (I forgot to mention I bought that fancy gold wire rack today just for these cookies. Because I have a shopping problem).
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