I love love love to bake. Lately though, it seems I have hit a bit of strife when it comes to cookies. (Do you recall my flat chocolate chip cookie dilemma?) I don’t remember having these problems in my parents’ kitchen growing up. I don’t know, maybe I should finally invest in an oven thermometer.

Or maybe it takes a while for a kitchen to accumulate the spirit of warmth & coziness that produces perfect cookies.

Anyhow, would you care for a GingerFlimsy?

My first attempts came out very melty.

Here they are in the oven. I’ve always loved those Pillsbury commercials that show the cookies baking in the oven, slowly melting down, then puffing up into plump discs. Last night I decided to finally sit down in front of the oven & watch my own real-life simulation. They didn’t puff up. I took them out & they sunk down even flatter.

After adding another fourth cup of flour, they came out looking like actual cookies.

Gingersnaps at last. Still somewhat lacking the cracks that signify them as “snaps,” but cookie-like nonetheless. And they taste lovely. How nice they’d be with a warm cup of tea.

Here’s wishing you & yours a beautiful Friday evening!