
Once again, Addie and I wound up baking cookies yesterday.  She really likes helping me bake so it's become a fun activity for us to do together.  My Mom taught me the basics of baking at a really young age and it gave me confidence in the kitchen. I want to give my girls the same type of memories cooking with their Mom.  Plus it's a great skill to learn and perfect.  Addie can't wait to stir the 

flour and the baking powder together and she counted the eggs in the bowl for me.  I let her measure out the ingredients with a little help even though she'd prefer to do it "by myself" (her mantra these days).   I let her flip through 
101 Cookie Recipes and choose which cookie to make.  I wasn't surprised when she chose these chocolate crackle tops with M&Ms.  What kid wouldn't choose these?  They ended up being the best tasting cookie we've made in a long time.  The cookie is sweetly dusted in sugar on the outside and light and airy on the inside.  I think I'd make them without the M&Ms next time.  Not because I didn't like it, but because the candies get in the way of savoring that fluffy, airy, chocolate cookie middle.  The M&Ms are Addie's favorite part!  Good news is that there will definitely be plenty left for Justin to try this weekend when he returns home.
 
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