I think all girls know that when they bake cookies, or any kind of dessert for that matter, for a significant other, they're really just baking them for themselves.
I noticed a recipe for nutty oatmeal cookies today and realized I had all the ingredients. Plus, we bought a LOT of local oats yesterday, and I was excited to have a purpose for them other than breakfast.
So I decided to make cookies for Matt. He deserves a little treat in his lunch every now and then, right? Especially since I usually smuggle away the little chocolate treats I get at Trader Joe's in a place where he couldn't find them unless he was really looking.
The recipe called for a cup of dried fruit, and I realized this was a perfect opportunity to use up some dried cranberries I'd bought awhile ago and hadn't used very much since Matt isn't crazy about cranberries.
Why I thought he would like them in cookies, I don't know. Maybe I thought the cookie would compensate for the cranberries and he wouldn't notice them very much.
Not the case. Looks like I'll have my share of lunchtime treats for a long time.
In truth, though, I really think I was making them just as much for Matt as I was for myself. I think it might have been a little subconscious guilt over squirreling away chocolate treats,which now maybe I'll have to share since he's not interested in my cookies. Darn.
Maybe your dad will like them, but I'll take the chocolate treats instead!
ReplyDeleteThat is so funny b/c Adam & I were recently 'fighting' about this same topic & he said when I make cookies I always make oatmeal cookies (which he hates) & I don't make choc. chip cookies (which he loves).. but that is b/c I don't like choc. chip cookies. Buuut, that begs the question that if I was REALLY making them for Adam, why not bake the choc. chip ones? And thus we've all reached the same conclusion - we women do indeed bake for ourselves :-)
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