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f I can’t come back in my next life as a heavy equipment operator, I think I will come back as the Cookie Monster. Growing up, we always had homemade cookies in the cookie jar. My dad was a big fan of cookies. Cookies and pie. Before bed, while he watched the evening news, Dad would have a half cup of coffee and two cookies. Our standard chocolate chip cookie recipe came from my dad’s mother. She was recognized as a good cook and owned a restaurant where she practiced her craft. Adopting her recipe as the official family chocolate chip cookie recipe was a given. So you have to understand that in my cookie world, chocolate chip cookies always have oatmeal in them and never have nuts. If you change that up, it’s not a chocolate chip cookie. As I grew up, some of the cookie baking responsibility came to me. I enjoy baking and remember making muffins and cakes from an early age. Cooking equipment in our house was pretty basic. We had bowls, spoons, and a hand mixer. When dough became too heavy for the hand mixer, you had to stir it by hand. This was a chore I disliked intensely and I burned out more than one hand mixer in my attempt to avoid using a spoon. Several years ago for my birthday, Tom presented me with a card and an apprehensive smile. “I’m not sure this is a good present,” he said. “So if you don’t like it, just say so and I’ll get you something else.” Inside was a picture of a KitchenAid mixer.
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One of my friends recently said that she told her husband appliances were not gifts. We have to agree to disagree on this one. I was thrilled with the KitchenAid. Frankly, I still am. I would never have purchased one for myself, which made it an incredibly thoughtful gift. I still smile every time I use it. Recently I learned that John Malikowski, co-owner of Modern Barnyard, (see the story on page 38) and I have baking in common. He counts it among his hobbies and when I asked him to bring a prop to the photo shoot for Business Central he brought his mixing bowl and a few ingredients. (No cookies, though. Darn.) I asked if he had a favorite cookie recipe, which of course he does, and he’s letting me share it with you here. He says to feel free to tweak the directions. Until next issue,