Baking Weekend

Andy and I were very efficient running our errands this Saturday, finishing up just before 1pm. No need/desire to be outside for any longer than we needed to be, with temperatures in the mid-20's. After putting away the groceries, I whipped up a batch of "brownie roll out cookies" - a recipe I found on a cooking blog months ago, with a write up that promised:

"They will not disappoint. The slight amount of baking powder gives them a softness not usually found in roll-out cookies, which are typically sandier and snappish. These are tender, like a pressed brownie and they particularly excel at a quarter-inch height, slightly thicker than a standard cookie cutter cookie. The cocoa is not an afterthought (like recipes that suggest you swap a couple tablespoons of flour for cocoa to make an chocolate cookie) but has a significant presence that blooms in the oven, leaving you with something that people won’t believe doesn’t have a single bit of melted chocolate in it."

Who could resist? I bookmarked the recipe intent on trying it out when I did my Christmas baking, and I was not disappointed. Rolled and cut, ready for baking:

Baked & iced:

I also made some gingerbread bears and stars - Andy helped me by adding the silver balls to the icing to create eyes, giving them "character" by making some cross-eyed, downcast, etc. and insisted I turn a smile upside down for a frown on one cookie bear ... can you spot him?