cimorene

so i forgot that today was runebergsdagen in finland, the extremely celebratory anniversary of the birth of finland's celebrated national poet. and it didn't even occur to me that all the shops were closed.

so i didn't check that we had all the ingredients before beginning to make toll house cookies. wax left a sticky note on her monitor-- "IF YOU HAVE TIME YOU COULD MAKE COOKIES, BUT I'M SURE M&L WILL BE FINE WITH PEPPARKAKOR, <3 WAX". which of course translates to "please make cookies?" i know she's been hopeful since she brought home those two non-stick cookie trays.

but we had no chocolate. and that is one thing that you absolutely cannot make chocolate chip cookies without. i mean, you can substitute walnuts if you have them, or pecans, but we don't. or m&m's, but we don't. so i walked the dog over fresh-frozen ice to the store and back when i discovered it was closed, half-falling over CONSTANTLY because another thing you can't do is teach a dog about the interlocking concepts of ice, traction, connection via leashes, and pulling. in fact, i'm not sure perry knows that the leash exists.

i decided to make chocolate shortbread instead, but i had to put 500 mL flour back in the cupboard because i'd already mixed it with baking soda. luckily we have PLENTY of flour.

have you ever noticed that a round of shortbread dough looks sort of like a semi-solidified puddle of butter? that's because that's what it is. with the slight addition of flour, powdered sugar, and cocoa.

i have a feeling these cookies are going to be really tasty, though.