zaterdag 27 december 2008

Cookies or koekjes...as long as they are home made


Cookie.... Derived from the Dutch koekje, meaning little cake, the cookie came over with the first ships to New Amsterdam ,America and as far as the rest of the world is concerned, it never went home. And it started its own historie. And then, as it happened , this Dutch girl made American cookies for her Dutch Christmas in Holland and brought those "koekjes" back home again.
Who cares , as long as they are home made ,with love.
So , I baked a lot, had a cookie-exchange with Karen , from Bake-my-Day and we even baked together , in her kitchen. More cookies and lots of fun ,believe me.Karen has the pictures !
My dream, to eat cookies for the rest of the year , didn't come true.At Christmas-day, my family came over and I was almost to late to make this only picture .In one evening (Ah , well.. , and the day before , I had to make sure they stayed OK , didn't I )they where all gone.

But...after two days , when I cleaned out my fridge ,I found a roll of lemon / poppy-seed dough , Karen made. Totally forgotten. Hooray ! I'm planning to bake them when nobody is home . And keep them all for myselve. To eat cookies for the rest of the year !

May all yoúr dreams come true next year !
And "Cake it easy " in 2009 !

Love, Monique

4 opmerkingen:

Lien zei

That must have been fun baking together!! What a wonderful surprise in your fridge! Bake, eat and have fun!
The best wishes for 2009!

Karen Baking Soda zei

Lien, you'll have to join us next time! We had so much fun! Totally irresponsible just a day before our houses flooded with guests but fun!

Now you mention it.... there's still some cookie dough in my fridge!

natalia zei

To bake with friend is great !! Have a wonderful year !!

NKP zei

A woman with a roll of cookie dough in the fridge is truly wealthy indeed!
Great little spread of cookies, your family must have been thrilled.