Sugar cookies gone bad

I think sugar cookies are probably one of my favorite cookies and the kids LOVE to decorate them this time of year. So last night we made and decorated cookies. Caleb helped by mixing the cookies and Zach did the frosting. I absolutely LOVE almond extract in my sugar cookies. In fact I don't make a recipe unless it calls for it. But then we found out that we didn't have any. OH NO. So we could either use extra vanilla extract or get a little daring and try lemon extract. Caleb wanted to stick with the good ole vanilla but I wanted to try the lemon. So we decided to try the lemon. And boy do I regret that. After the cookies were done and frosted we all ate a cookie. Mayah and Ethan took one bite and the rest went in the garbage. Caleb took forever to eat his cookie and when I asked him why it was taking so long he said, "I don't really like it so I am eating it slow" It was kind of funny but I told him if he didn't like he could throw it away. Zach ended up eating 2. They were not bad in taste but they were HARD. I have NEVER made my sugar cookies hard like these and their color was still very light. The next time we do this we will make sure we have almond extract. This morning I threw the rest away. They were like a rock. OH WELL. Better in the garbage than on my hips.

I think we are going to make homemade peanut brittle in the microwave tonight. It is SUPER YUMMY. I remember my mom making homemade peanut brittle and it was alot of work. At an enrichment long ago they made this and it was so good. You cannot even tell it is from the microwave and it is sooooooooooooo easy. That is my kind of cooking. I am hoping that if we spread out our candy making it will be alot easier to avoid getting sick. Plus it makes for a nice time to get the kids together and listen to Christmas music and spend some extra time thinking of the holidays. I really love this time of year.