Guilt-y Pleasure

The thing about absolutely loving the story you're writing you're in danger of being totally absorbed by it.

Everything becomes secondary: water the plants, feed the dog, tend to the child. What child? {er…totally kidding}

But when the creative juices run low only one thing can help: sugar.

Since my sugary treat today is writing related (as it helps me write) I've decided to share it with you.

Behold Cake-batter cookies

Chocolate Cake mix
2 Tablespoons cream-cheese
1/4 oil
2 eggs
Confectioners sugar

  

1. Set your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a cookie tray by coating it with cooking spray, shortening and flour or parchment paper.
2. Blend the ingredients such as the cake mix describes, except omit one egg and water.
3. Add cream-cheese and mix well with a fork or whisk until batter is smooth.
4. Scoop out 1″ amounts of batter, shape into a ball with your hands and roll the ball in a small plate of Confectioners sugar. {I wasn't able to roll mine, too gooey. I used two spoons and spooned first on the Confectioners sugar, then placed the balls on the baking sheet}
5. Place cake-batter balls 1 1/2″ apart from each other on a cookie sheet.
6. Place in oven and bake for about 15 minutes. Insert a tooth pick to check consistency, the tooth pick should come out clean. Cool for 5-10 minutes.

The original recipe comes from the Strawberry Koi site, which is a visual treat in itself.
I often go there just to pretend I live in a wonderful world of pastels and vintage beauty.

The cookies are truly yum! However, they didn't come out as gooey as I hoped. I was dreaming them more mousse-y or brownie-y like.

-y {suffix forming nouns: denoting a state, condition, or quality : glory | jealousy | orthodoxy.}


See, this was writing related after all.