Cookie Press . . . Oh How I Wish I Knew You Sooner.

Today I used the coolest kitchen gadget ever! It is the Pampered Chef Cookie Press. I have to say in advance, I am not reviewing the product. I am just sharing my experience and awe at how much easier it will make my cookie baking days. Since it was pretty chilly today, Misses and I decided to bake some sugar cookies from semi-scratch.

A big thanks to Kelly for picking this up for me at a garage sale for $2.00!

Let me explain the semi scratch . . .
Some time ago, I stumbled across this incredibly informative blog written by a woman who's family was transferred overseas. She quickly found that many of our U.S. "quick and easy" mixes and cleaning products were not available in her new home. So she found a way to make them. In doing so, she also found that making them saved her some $$. One of the things she makes is the bagged Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes. You know the ones that look like this . . .



So Misses and I made about four batches two sugar and two chocolate chip. They store for up to six months in storage bags in a pantry and up to a year in the freezer. If you want to check this out here is the blog, http://fakeitfrugal.blogspot.com/2012/02/fake-betty-crocker-cookie-mixes.html.

My little cookie artist.

 

The finished product.

Lets get back to the coolest kitchen gadget. All you have to do is make the dough and fill the cookie press. Then put the cookie shape disk you want in the cap. Pull the trigger while the press is pressed against the pan. Lift up and viola! Pretty cookies! Bake and decorate! Enjoy!