Dear Reader,
I’m ready to bake if you’re ready to dunk and munch some of my homemade chocolate chip cookies.
Every month (except during the summer because chocolate doesn’t travel well), it’s Chocolate Chip Cookie giveaway time at the book club. Three lucky book club readers receive a box of my homemade cookies, delivered to them via FedEx.
Be sure to enter today's Chocolate Chip Cookie giveaway. Go to: http://www.emailbookclub.com/photo/Cookie-Contest-2022.html
When I give someone cookies I've made from scratch, I'm giving them the best of me. Most people wouldn't believe it, but if I'm not in the mood to bake, then baking feels like a chore and my cookies don't turn out. They fall in the middle, or taste strange, like I forgot one of the ingredients--and I did. I wasn't able to add the joy I usually feel when I'm baking.
At some point when I'm mixing up cookie batter, I picture the person I'm baking for, I can see the smile on their face after they open the bag of cookies, and my hope is that they feel special.
Cooking is a powerful thing, especially baking. Because when most people think of homemade chocolate chip cookies, they're remembering their mom or grandma wearing an apron--somebody who loved them. In the kitchen a bag of flour was out, the counter was a mess, and something that smelled good was baking in the oven.
Baking cookies is like writing for me. When there's joy, I'm into the task at hand, not thinking about anything else, giving it everything I have to give. Giving my best to someone else.
I’m ready to bake. If you’re ready to dunk and much, go to: http://www.emailbookclub.com/photo/Cookie-Contest-2022.html
Thanks for reading with me. It’s so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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