Well, here I am, back on my feet (no matter the painful rehabilitation) and cooking.  The other week I was standing at my stove, making dinner, and I was smiling from ear to ear with joy.  This past weekend, I made cookies as a thank you to my building mates for being nice about holding open doors, and making sure the 100 yr old elevator kept working.  The first kind you know about, triple chocolate cookies are a gift from the gods.

The other two recipes are new ones.  I had to try out my captive idea of Oatmeal Date, and they were fabulous.  I am now set with the task of trying to make that recipe in Gluten Free form, so I went out today and bought Oat Flour.  Because if it isn’t made for an oatmeal cookie, nothing is.  I still have to try it out though-wish me luck!

The third was a recipe I found in a magazine while waiting for my cars’ oil to be changed.  It’s not very often you find a Better Homes & Gardens magazine in the Auto Shop lobby.  It was a nice change from the staples of Car and Driver and Motor Trend.  The recipe is for a Rosemary Orange Thumbprint cookie.  It sounded unusual and tasty enough that I copied the recipe down for future experimentation.  After a little high altitude tweaking they turned out delicious.  Definitely something to add to the recipe book.  Who doesn’t love a good thumbprint cookie anyway?  They’re so versatile and interchangeable with flavorings, short dough is also, it seems, a gift from the gods.  The only problem I’ve found so far, is that no one in my building has given me any critique, nor my friend who got to sample them too.  For now, you’ll just have to trust in this Super-tasters abilities to discern a good thing when it crosses my tongue.  Happy baking!

The BHG recipe can be found here  I added 1/4 c more AP flour, and 1 egg to the creamed mixture.