Well, cookies for one special Marine. R was one of two best (truly) men at my wedding. He was a college friend of my husband's (and mine), so I was fairly certain of the stories he could tell during a wedding toast. *Not that I (or hubby) did any drinking or misbehaving at all in college.* Leading up to the big day, he was away for training after completing ROTC training in college, so we didn't get to see him until our rehearsal. I was still biting my nails about what they would say during their toast, but didn't want be 'that' bride that told people what to do. Turns out, I completely wasted all of my worry. R and the other best man gave the most wonderful toast I've ever heard. They painted us as better people then we deserved, and made a few witty jokes to boot. There was hardly a dry eye in the house (those that weren't crying obviously were made of granite), and I realized how lucky my husband and I are to have such gracious and loving friends. I figured when R shipped out to Afghanistan, he deserved better than my 'regular' chocolate chip cookies, and so my journey into the addictive world of sugar cookies began.
R is a helicopter pilot in the USMC, so I also attempted a free hand helicopter. Yes, the design could have easily been created by a 3rd grader, but it got the message across--and hey, people, it was my first time!
All in all though, I was really happy with the result, a simple, delicious cookie. I have to credit Bridget from Bake @ 350 for the awesome cookie recipe, I haven't found one better yet! Check out the recipe here: http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/2008/04/taste-of-yellow-yellow-rose-sugar.html (I'm a huge blog stalker, I visit about 1,000 per day but only leave a comment about 1 in every 100 visits--don't be like me--say hi!). I'll tell you more about my royal icing recipe next time!! What's cooking with you today??
That's great. I would love to taste the cookies.
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