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date posted: Jul 31, 2007 8:59 AM

An Invitation

I made a batch of Wookiee Cookies this morning. Can you smell their sweet aroma? Oh, how I wish you could be here with me so I could share them with you. I'd gladly do that (so I wouldn't have to eat them all myself

). I hope you won't be turned off by the fact that they emerged from the oven on the . . . shall we say . . . flat side. This is the second time this month this has happened with my batch of Wookiee Cookies! (I shared the first batch with ewanandhaydenfan5, jedipug1 and jediprincess77 when we got together at the beginning of this month to celebrate jp77's [and mine, as it turned out!

] birthday.) This is getting quite frustrating. I don't know if it's my (new!) box of baking soda. I don't sift the dry ingredients as directed in the recipe (let's just say I'm not one for following directions

), but that never has hindered the outcome before. I just don't know what to make of this situation. They taste just fine. They just don't look quite like the Wookiee Cookies they should. Oh well. Once they get past one's lips, does it really matter?

Whether you've baked up a batch of Wookiee Cookies yourself, have a cup of steaming, aromatic coffee or tantalizing herbal tea within easy reach or are munching on your lunchtime snack while you toil away at your desk

, I would like to invite you to hop on over to YouTube to check out my oldest padawan's music video. Yes, I'm playing the part of proud parent here. Considering the fact that she did not have a studio or sophisticated equipment at her disposal (which she never has had for any of her film projects, thus teaching her the art of improvisation

), I think she did a pretty darn good job (YouTube's quality does not measure up to her equipment. Oh well.). While her selection was not Star Wars related, if you look closely at the background of those shots filmed in her bedroom, you'll see this soon-to-be Trojan film student's Star Wars connection.

If you have a mind to, I know my padawan would love to have you leave a comment. (You must have a YouTube account to do so. Such an account is free, fyi.)

Thanks, my friends.

Have a great day!
Hope you enjoyed the cookies (even if you had to use your imagination)!

MTFBWY

JMW

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	Sarlacc-Pitt Slowly Digested Over A Thousand Blogs
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 9:17 AM Yummers... I love cookies!! Thanks, they taste great (especially with this blue milk) Left a comment over there on YouTube... nice work! takes one more cookie

	hansgirl3 Invoking the Squee
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 9:21 AM I'll take some Wookiee Cookiees!! I don't care if they're flat. Your padawan did an AWESOME job!!!! I really like her song choice, too! It was well done!!!

	jedi_iain From A Certain Point Of View
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 9:35 AM mmmmm....cookies! I imagine they taste great. they emerged from the oven on the . . . shall we say . . . flat side Try to look on the bright side, Melinda, flatter cookies are easier to store, and mean you can eat more (smaller cookies aren't as bad for you as there's less cookie )

	jedilily1026 Years Matter Not (Gone Crazy...Be Back Soon)
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 9:38 AM Cookies always bring a smile to my face and warm feelings to my tummy. I'm going to check you tube in a bit.

	padmeskywalker77 Padme's Legacy
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 9:59 AM Mmmmm...cookies The recipe I have doesn't say to sift...so I guess I always knew flat cookies. Oh well, they're good anyway Loved your daughter's video!! Now I just need to remember my password so that I can leave a comment Loved the song, too

	RiverTam
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 10:08 AM Can I have another cookie?

Kenobi-fan
The Jundland Wastes Journal

date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 10:25 AM

let's just say I'm not one for following directions
This reminds me of a friend from the Army. He was telling me he was cooking spaghetti one night but that it didn't come out right. I asked him if he read the directions. He said, 'yes'. I asked how long he cooked the pasta for. He said something like 30-minutes.
The box said 10-minutes. So much for reading the directions...ha!

	MomOf2YoungPadawan Mamadala's Lair
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 10:26 AM Mmmmmmm....cookies!! I can't bake very well, so thanks for sharing! Your daughter seems to have worked very hard on that video - and it shows! Nicely done! Thanks for sharing...the video - and the cookies!

	germanspeakingjedi 235
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 10:59 AM Yummy cookies!! I'll just wash 'em down with a glass of blue milk!! My sister LOVES Tayler Swift.

	germanspeakingjedi 235
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 11:02 AM spaghetti I can make that!! Anyone what to come over to Naboo and have some?

	darthgrievious93 Hey, Ho, Let's Go!
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 11:28 AM Oh, you put the egg yolk in the batter, not the whole egg. So, that's why my oven kept exploding.

	leia19886 Someone get this big walking carpet out of my way ...
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 11:45 AM Cookies YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!! Your daughter's video is very good She should have quite a future!

JediMelindaWolf
Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.

date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 12:58 PM

Thank you so much, my blogging buddies, for checking out her video. She really had a lot of fun doing it, and appreciates everyone's comments here and on YouTube! You're the best!!!!!

especially with this blue milk
wash 'em down with a glass of blue milk

I am so glad you two remembered the blue milk! Someone has to be on top of the situation!

I imagine they taste great.

They do, j_i.

(If I say so myself! Well, someone had to do quality control!) And I like the way you think . . . about the size of the cookies and all . . . any justification to eat lots and lots and lots of them.

(cookies are my downfall, I must admit.

)

JediMelindaWolf
Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.

date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 1:02 PM

smile to my face and warm feelings to my tummy
I guess I always knew flat cookies

Ah, jl & ps, as long as they taste good, eh? Any way they turn out, they sure do bring about a smile.

(It was pretty nice when my padawan came upstairs this morning and said, "Mmm, something smells good!"

)

Can I have another cookie?

Yes, you may, rt . . . if I don't eat them all first!

(truly, I learned how to share!

)

(the spaghetti) didn't come out right...

I won't even go there, k-fan . . . considering I'm of Italian descent!

	Granny-Wan I Am NOT an Old Fossil!
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 1:04 PM I'm not sure what Wookie Cookies are, but I love cookies... haven't had any in... well, a long time... The video was great, the scenes were edited in a very nice manner! I left a comment for her. Being an old biddy, I've never heard of Taylor Swift, but I like the song... nice choice.... nice touch using a girl with a guitar in the video!

JediMelindaWolf
Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.

date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 1:07 PM

Exploding ovens, dg93? Oh my goodness! I just wouldn't want to be the one cleaning up the mess. (I'm good at making a mess in the kitchen. I hate to clean them up, though!)

She should have quite a future!

Thank you so much, leia19886. She's not used to being in front of the camera, but opted to for this project. It turned out pretty well.

And, may I say again how much I appreciate all your kind words on her behalf. Y'all are wonderful!

Better hurry over before all the Wookiee Cookies are history!

ketal13
HanAnWan

date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 1:14 PM

Questions. I have so many questions! How do you make your Wookie cookies? Do you have a special cookie cutter? If so, where did you get it? What's your recipe?

Can you tell that I love to bake (especially cookies)?

As for the flat cookies--the baking soda may be expired. Check the expiration date on the box, or just take a spoonful and put it into a little vinegar, if it bubbles, it's still good.
I've found that sometimes the eggs may be larger than the ones I had used before, this makes the batter consistency thinner, to compensate for this I add more flour to make a thicker dough; usually the cookies retain their shape.
Your daughter's video rocks btw!

	germanspeakingjedi 235
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 1:31 PM Anyone what to come over to Naboo I ment hop on a ship and fly over.

	MizzeeOH MagiKotor
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 2:53 PM You can make Wookiee cookies?!?!? Heck with sugar cookies, I want Wookiee cookies for Christmas!

	ewanandhaydenfan5 I Have You Now!
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 4:15 PM Your Wookie Cookies were yummy! I saw your daughter's video...it was really good. She's a natural!

	GalacticBabe I Have a Bad Feeling About This!
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 6:00 PM Bravo!!! Whan an awesome job! Tell her I said congratulations!!!

	viagoangel2 Were Anakin and Padme' really one?
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 7:45 PM Whoo-Hoo!! COOKIES! umm...am I too late? OMG! Your daughter is absolutely BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL! just like her Mom Love YOU! and thanks for sharing.....xo

JediMelindaWolf
Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.

date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 7:56 PM

not sure what Wookie Cookies are

I'm sending you some from my next batch, g-w. I'm not quite sure when that will be, but I shan't forget!

How do you make your Wookie cookies?

Check out "Wookiee Cookies and other Galactic Recipes". . .the first Star Wars cookbook. It has some yummy recipes in it! I interviewed the author quite a few years ago. She had a blast putting it together. No wonder. It's Star Wars, afterall!

I ment hop on a ship and fly over

You didn't think we thought we should walk, did you gsj?

JediMelindaWolf
Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.

date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 8:01 PM

I want Wookiee cookies for Christmas!

That's an awful long time to wait, Mizzee.

Your Wookie Cookies were yummy

And you lived to tell about it!

Your daughter is absolutely BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL

Thank you angel. I think so, too.

just like her Mom

Only by association, angel.

I can't thank you all enough for your kind words on my padawan's behalf. It touches her deeply, and me as well. (((hugs))) to you all!

	JediMelindaWolf Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 8:02 PM umm...am I too late? I saved one for you angel!

	jkthunder Seven Pieces
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 9:32 PM COOKIES! YUM!!!!

	Jedi Master Mina Jedi blogging, go back to your drinks!
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 9:42 PM YUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMM...COOKIE MONSTER...WOOHOO. Once they get past one's lips, does it really matter? Straight past the lips, down to the hips. LOVED the video of your daughter...What a cutie pie. She has just taken her first steps into a larger world.

	amidalooine The Emotional Galaxy
date Posted: Jul 31, 2007 10:21 PM OH MY GOODNESS! Forget the cookies. Your daughter is very talented, JMW. I am just smiling for you right now...

	JediMelindaWolf Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.
date Posted: Aug 01, 2007 9:16 AM jkt . . . I love the pic! The free cookie is enticing, is it not . . . but joining the dark side . . . hmm . . . Straight past the lips, down to the hips. . . .sadly, only so true in my case, mina. But they are oh so yummy! I am just smiling for you right now I can see that bright smile of yours, ami.

Michelle1968
M68- Star Wars Kid at Heart

date Posted: Aug 01, 2007 1:32 PM

Oh man!!! Can't see the YouTube till I get home... sigh.

Meanwhile, I'd LOVE a cookie! Yummy!

Is it humid where you are deary? Could that be why they came out flat? Also, did you by chance buy xtra large eggs these last two times? Most cookie recipe's out there assume you're using small/ medium eggs. That can totally result in a flat cookie.

Anyway, flat or fluffy, they all go down the same way. FAST! LOL

(((hugs)))

	zach starwalker
date Posted: Aug 01, 2007 2:33 PM now i have a major craving for cookies. my mom cant cook them cause she always burns them and i cant cook them either because i always forget something and i give them to the dogs.(who dont eat them)

	germanspeakingjedi 235
date Posted: Aug 01, 2007 6:50 PM You didn't think we thought we should walk, did you gsj? No. I just was not thinking when I typed that. Tell you padawan she picked a very good song. The video was very good!!

	anakinside1 Echoes from the Asteroid Field
date Posted: Aug 03, 2007 7:45 AM What a beautiful voice! You must be very proud! Once they get past one's lips, does it really matter? Absolutely not! And Happy Birthday to you (belated of course!)

	Jade Sabre777 A luminous being, I am...
date Posted: Aug 07, 2007 8:23 PM Your daughter is very talented!! And one of these days I really have to try a Wookiee Cookie. . . .

jediprincess77
I Know...

date Posted: Aug 09, 2007 1:50 PM

I know I'm late to comment...but I just watched the video & left your daughter a comment. Amazing! She did a wonderful job!!! I hope she puts up more things, like school projects perhaps...

About those cookies, the batch I tasted was deeee-lish! Yum yum yum! As for the flatness, I could care less after eating them

, but I've had that same problem myself. After a few batches coming out flat, I took a friend's advice & softened the butter a little less than I had been doing. That was my problem all along! I had nice, not-so-flat cookies the next time.

But like I said, yours were soooo yummy! I wouldn't change a thing!

	JediPug1 Like My Father Before Me
date Posted: Aug 11, 2007 8:15 PM Mmmmmmm......... Wookiee Cookies...... The ones you made for our little get together were awesome, JMW! Loved 'em! I'm off to check out your Padawan's video!

	JediPug1 Like My Father Before Me
date Posted: Aug 11, 2007 9:05 PM Awesome job on the video! Kudos to your Padawan! She's a lovely girl (I see Mom in her!) and she obviously has some talent going on. Best of luck to her this fall at GL's alma mater! BTW, I left a comment and added it to my faves.

	megatrends Confessions of a Psychotic Jawa
date Posted: Sep 05, 2007 5:18 PM I want some Wookie Cookies now ... and some blue milk.

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