2nd Annual ERF Cookie Party

Last year we celebrated Lauren's coming home for the holidays from her first semester away at college and Cassie's moving to the island by baking a ridiculous amount and variety of cookies.  We brought all the ingredients to Karin's to make up our doughs in her spacious kitchen.  Then, since Arthur and I have the only oven on the land, we all caravanned down to our cabin and got cozy.  Between Karin, Lauren, Rachael, Cassie and me we had so many cookies we didn't even like them anymore by the end.  Rachael played/sang a Regina Spektor song, which I attempted to do backup vocals for.  And I serenaded/guitared Lauren with The Moldy Peaches' "Anyone Else But You".  Then Lauren shared a song with all of us.  It was so fun we said that we would do it again the next time she was home for the holidays.

Well, this year the cookie party grew.  Maggie and Katherine were the most recent additions, and the rest of us, Karin, Lauren, Cassie, Rachael and me.  And this time, I made cinnamon rolls instead of cookies.  


Lauren made chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, Cassmagrine made lemon shortbread and ginger cookies, Rachael made almond shortbread.  The dough for the cinnamon rolls was from a milk bread recipe (Joy of Cooking) and the icing was cream cheese icing w/ vanilla, orange zest and lemon juice.


So we mixed everything together at Karin's and, just like last year, trekked down to our cabin for the baking.  Lauren and Karin brought bread and cheese, Rachael made seasoned nori popcorn and I broke out the chips and salsa (local pineapple and chipotle varities!)to snack on and to help balance out all the sugar.  Everything was lovely!!  We cookie-partied till after 10 PM!  We even threw in an arm wrestling match and fingernail painting!