bake sale week: monster cookies 2.0

Before I get into telling you about these monster cookies, I wanted to tell you about some of the cool things my friends are doing. I’m at a very exciting time in my life and career right now where the people around me are starting to make headway with their dreams. Matthew J. Kirby, who wrote the beautiful book Icefall, which I’ll talk about on here soon, had his launch party at The King’s English last night for his next two books. The kids and I all went to Salt Lake together and sat in on his reading of The Lost Kingdom and Cave of Wonders, the fifth installment in the Infinity Ring Series. Matt’s a great writer, and it’s wonderful to see that his career has taken off in so short a time. This coming Tuesday, Julie, whom I’ve mentioned here before and has a killer recipe for banana bread, will also be having a launch party at The King’s English. Once again, she has crafted a beautiful story set in Regency England that will give you wistful longings for England and gentlemen in breeches (did I just steal a line from Austenland?). Her book is called Blackmoore, and is just as lovely as her first book Edenbrooke. Okay, on to the cookies. You may remember the monster cookies I made four years ago for Bake Sale Week. They were a huge hit in our family, but I wanted to improve on them this year—tweak the texture, improve the flavor, add a little more color, etc. I think these are better than the last ones. And so I’ve called them Monster Cookies 2.0. I also wanted to give a quick shout out for the [...]