Yesterday the kids and I baked 2 batches of cookies, Bakers Chocolate Chip with holiday chips and Bakers Chocolate Chip with M&M's. We made sugar cookie mix, but haven't gotten around to baking them yet. We had a good time, but before we even started half of the bag of baking M&M's was dropped all over the kitchen floor :( I wish I had more patience and had not lost my cool with my kids. But they are very forgiving and we had fun anyway. I am trying to figure out if they really like to bake or if they stay in with me so they can lick the beaters. Hummmm....
My next thing to make was Crock Pot Candy. I first encountered this yummy treat at our church's Christmas fellowship a few weeks ago. It's sooo good! I found the recipe and everyone said it's so easy and makes soooo much candy. Michael picked up all the ingredients for me at the store(thanks, honey) and I was ready to start. A little while after I put it in I noticed a burning smell, but decided it was nothing. The recipe said, "DO NOT OPEN LID". Cook for 3 hours in crock pot. I think this is a time I shouldn't have been such a rule follower and just opened it and checked. But, hindsight is 20/20. I kept smelling the burning smell- for 3 whole hours and what did I do???? Of course I didn't open it because it said DO NOT OPEN LID! I know what you're thinking, but I was busy, not just sitting here watching the crock pot for 3 hours. After 3 hours, I opened it and found my mess. The peanuts on the bottom had burned. Not just a little, but burned to a crisp! I tried to salvage what was on the top, but it's still not the same and has a kind of burnt taste. I was so upset, because I'd looked forward to eating and sharing my candy treats with everyone. I guess I'll have to find another crock pot because I'm never making crock pot candy in it again. That is if I ever attempt it again. Everyone keeps assuring me that it must have been my crock pot because you can't mess up this recipe.... well, I did.
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