![]() ![]() My Grandma was a master baker who was especially known for her cookies. Some days you need cookies and soup and bread. Some Days, the Only Thing To Do is Bake Giant Oatmeal Cookies On Tuesday, the day before my Grandpa's memorial service, I woke up, sat down at my computer, stared at the list of scheduled tasks for a while and then just got up and left it all undone.įifty giant oatmeal cookies, two loaves of homemade bread, and a huge pot of Beef and Barley Soup later, I accepted the fact that not a lot of work was going to get done that day. I've had a few days of looking at my to-do list and just not doing it. None of my goals and plans have changed, I am still waking up each morning knowing exactly what needs to be done, and yet, I feel rudderless. ![]() Now they're not, and I'm feeling a bit off kilter. if one of us was in it, they were there to watch and support us.Īnd, that's the point. Grandparent days at school, plays, sports events, choir performances. My Grandparents were the kind of people that went to everything any of their kids, grandkids, and great grandkids were participating in. He was a hard working, kind, dependable rock of a man, and amongst the precious few who knew the kind of life he wanted to live and then went about living it until the day he died. He was 92, and had survived the loss of his wife (married for 69 years) and all 7 of his brothers and sisters even though he was the oldest. These Giant Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are the Classic, Chewy, Comforting Kind Like a warm bowl of soup or thick slice of homemade bread, they are the kind of simple cookie that makes me feel grounded, cozy, and a little bit better about the world. These giant oatmeal raisin cookies are comfort food at its best - thin, chewy, sweet and buttery, with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg, and just the right amount of raisins and almonds. ![]()
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