I’ve never been much of a cookie fan. But as a child, I enjoyed helping to make them. Mother and I mixed the batter for chocolate chip cookies, then placed spoonful’s of dough on the baking sheet before she slid them into the oven.
During the holiday season, Mother got out the cookie cutters: bells, sleighs, angels, etc. My younger brother and I delighted in creating various shapes. We even did this with Play-Doh once.
When I was an adult, because my late husband Bill loved cookies, I baked them for him after he suffered two strokes that paralyzed his left side. Since I ordered cookie dough from Schwann, all I had to do was place pieces onto a sheet and bake them for about fifteen minutes. It took several tries before I figured out how to space the pieces so the cookies wouldn’t run together in the baking process. Bill ate them, no matter what.
How about you? What are your favorite cookies? Do you have any memories of making and/or eating them with your family?
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Note: last week during the ACB Presents the Daily Schedule program, we were asked about favorite Christmas cookies. This inspired me to write the above post. You don’t have to be a member of the American Council of the Blind to participate in ACB community events online. To receive the daily schedule, email: community@acb.org and include your name and email address in the message body.
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New! Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me
Copyright 2021 by Abbie Johnson Taylor.
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Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.
After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.
Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.
Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?
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I also like baking cookies, my favourite cookies are gingerbread.
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Oh, yes, we had gingerbread cookie cutters. Once, mother tried to make gingerbread cookies, but they were harder to make and didn’t turn out as good, I don’t think.
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