Here's the story. At 10:00 a.m. I started to make this cookie-honest! I was just about to mix my dry ingredients into the mixture when the power went out. My son, Cole, was watching me and wondering how I was going to mix up the dough without my electric mixer. The boys and I just had a conversation the other day about how people lived without electricity. They thought it would be impossible! Well, I showed him! I got out the wooden spoon and started using manpower. I was feeling pretty good about the lesson I was giving him that life does go on without electricity. The batter was mixed up and I was ready to bake. Then Cole wondered how I was going to bake the cookie without the oven. Yeah, he got me there.I called Angie to see if she lost her power since she lives so close to me. Her power went out for a minute and blinked right back on. Angie offered to pick up my batter and bake the cookies for me because I had guests visiting from out of town. She's so sweet! However, I felt that since her power came right back on, our power would be on soon.
Fast forward to 3:30 p.m. I am saying goodbye to my company and hustling my boys out the door for dentist appointments. Still no power! Danielle G. invited us over to her house for dinner since I couldn't cook. (Thanks again, Danielle!)
Well, the power was on by the time we arrived home at 9:15 and I got started on the cookies right away. It took a couple of batches to get my cookies flat enough to be considered "thin". I was very generous with the lemon zest in the batter and on top of the cookie so you can really smell and taste the lemon. I think this recipe is one that will be repeated!
shelly
