A Chintzy Cookie Recipe Offering Redemption
“Would you like to finance your Costco hot dog?” “Wait, huh?” Apparently it’s a thing. The highest quality dog you can get for a $1.50 with drink including refills, can now be financed for 30 some odd cents a month, over 4 months. I’m saying don’t do it. I know times are tough. Everything costs more than that arm and leg, and you’re wondering if you’re going to have to rent out your crawlspace to the local stray cats. Maybe that stinky cat will be interested in a spot? Anyways, things are pricey and it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better. Before you risk a flea attack or find yourself digging in the couch for coins to pay off your chopped meat steak, let’s take another route to abundant living.
Ok, so we all like cookies right? Right. Eggs are outrageous, but you still need a little something to make life an occasion, something to delineate between what you must do and what you want. I’ve been in tough spots and the craziest jams that you’d never believe, but necessity is the mother of invention. I once needed a way to celebrate an occasion for someone close, but I was out of every ingredient and wasn’t in a position to buy anything. I scoured the cabinets for anything I could find. I found a can of premade frosting I’d bought at 90% off after Christmas…it was literally all I had in the sweet department. I wracked my brain and wondered what would happen if I added flour and baked it like cookies.
I added flour one tablespoon at a time until I had a dough that pulled away from the sides of the bowl, and could be rolled without being too sticky. I warmed the oven up and popped them in. Eight minutes went by and to my surprise, it worked. Little cookies. Lots of little cookies all in a line. I felt this beam of pride fill my heart. There’s nothing like going from feeling helpless and lost, to feeling successful and redeemed. These little cookies can be made with any flavor of frosting, you can add stuff to it or not. It’s meant to be affordable, but it offers simplicity as well. Whether you’re struggling financially or maybe you’ve given all you have in the “effort” department, but you want to do something nice, give these mini cooks a try and don’t share them with the stinky, peanut butter loving cat.
Easy Frosting Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 16 oz Canned frosting
- 20 T Flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Add the frosting to a bowl.
- Add flour one tablespoon at a time until the mix pulls away from the bowl and can be rolled without sticking to your hands.
- Roll cookies in about 1/2 inch balls.
- Place cookie on pan and press finger into the center of each cookie to help them spread while they cook.
- Cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until set.
- Allow cookies to cool for about ten minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.
