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On Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 10:19:01 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 12/25/2015 4:35 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> "Nancy Young" > wrote

> >
> >>> None of those things. I had made the dough last week and it was
> >>> frozen. Maybe factor 1, though I've done that any number of times
> >>> before. It was raining and warm yesterday, factor 2?
> >>>
> >>> Weirdly, the ones I made without nuts came out fine.
> >>
> >> That is strange. I don't think I've ever frozen cookie dough before.

> >
> > I generally will make at least 2 batches of cookie dough if I'm going
> > to have all the ingredients out anyway. I freeze them in plastic wrap
> > in log shape. This way it's just bake them up when you feel like having
> > a cookie or 3.
> >
> >> I just hope my monkey bread comes out. I made the caramel one and did
> >> not realize until I was putting it together that I didn't have enough
> >> brown sugar. I actually thought I had a lot as I bought it recently but
> >> my husband was ripping through my oatmeal and fruit bars like crazy and
> >> I guess I used it up on those. I used a raw Turbinado sugar to make up
> >> the difference. Looks like it melted fine.

> >
> > Good luck with that. Maybe it will come out better, you never know.
> >
> > nancy

>
> I just don't eat cookies. And I have decided that I will just flat out stop
> baking unless they specifically ask for something. I made 6 blueberry
> muffins and tossed out 4 of them. I shall soon toss out the monkey bread.
> Daughter tried one tiny bite and said that it was good but she isn't eating
> sweets. Husband never touched it.


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