
Dear Vanilla Bean,
I understand you are upset. You feel I lured you out of of your precious little vial with promises of stardom when really I knew all along you were just playing a supporting role.
Well, maybe that’s a little true. But no one else could have played that role quite as well as you.
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Tagged as: cookies, nutella, vanilla bean

I received an unexpected gift this Christmas from a few people that Dan works with: a copy of Martha Stewart’s Cookies
. A lot of the treats I have baked in the last year found their way to Dan’s office and while I haven’t spent much time around his team, they all know me. It’s kind of funny to be known through my baking but then again it seems to fit. A few folks got together to buy me this book as a thank you for all of the goodies… and maybe as encouragement to bake more?
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Tagged as: chocolate, cookies, ginger, gingerbread

The holiday classic: sugar cookies. Cut out and decorated in bright colors and sprinkles. It seemed a fitting end to the 12 days of cookies.
That’s right, it’s Day 12. Finally. Well, I guess technically it is Cookie 12 and day 17. Not quite what I had intended when I started the 12 days of cookies but you know, life happens.
Now, before you get to the rest of this post let me preemptively answer one question:
No, I don’t have too much time on my hands.
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Tagged as: 12 days of cookies, cookies, holiday classics, sugar
First, thank you all for playing along with me. I loved reading what you really want for Christmas. Everything from quality family time to a trip around the world… and literally everything in between.
As for me, what I’d like for Christmas is some focus and motivation to help me find a career that I love. OR to be independently wealthy. But I will settle for a day spent with loved ones and a home-cooked Christmas dinner.
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