#i'm recovering from surgery and I want cookies >:( but I can't make them

[deseretgear]

PURIM POLL

[deadbiwrites]

ooooh what are your cookie recipes?

.... So, typing all of my recipes would take several days even if I wasn't recovering from hand surgery at the moment, so I'm gonna hit you with my top 3 most beloved/requested cookie recipes- all are pretty simple and you don't have to be an expert anything to do a halfway decent job!

So, in order from simplest to most involved:

Cake mix cookies:

1 box cake mix (any kind but angel food- I like Duncan Hines best)

2 eggs

⅓c veg oil

(1 bag chocolate chips if desired- obviously they're always desired, duh)

Mix together, form into balls, put on lined baking pan about 1½ inches apart, and bake at 350 for 10 minutes in a conventional oven (even convection ovens have a conventional option!)

Coconut macaroons:

5 ½c Flaked coconut

14 oz Sweetened condensed milk

⅔c AP flour

Pinch salt

Splash vanilla (original recipe calls for 2 tsp, I generally use 1 Tbsp)

Sprinkle of cinnamon

Mix dry ingredients together with hand mixer or wisk

Add wet ingredients and mix together with either a hand mixer or your hands! A wisk for this part is just gonna cause problems, trust.

Form into balls (this is easiest if your hands are wet with water, as it prevents the dough from sticking to you) and place on parchment lined baking sheet (DO NOT use wax paper for stuff that goes in the oven, learned that when I was 12)

Smoosh balls slightly if desired (they don't spread at all, so you can put a ton right up on each other on the same sheet and they will stay the exact shape you put them in!)

Bake at 350 in conventional oven until nice and golden (if you can't smell or see the golden toasted coconut, they’re not done)

((If you want, you can drizzle some caramel or a little if the Ghirardelli meltable wafers on them for a little extra oomph, but honestly, they're really good even without!))

And finally, my magnum opus, a recipe that I've been tweaking since I royally fucked them up at age 13

No-Bakes:

3 cups quick oats (the old fashioned ones *can* work, but they don't expand quickly enough and the texture and taste suffer for it imo)

½c milk

1 ½c granulated sugar

½c dark brown sugar (you can also do all granulated sugar, but I like the depth the molases brings to the flavor)

1Tbsp vanilla extract (preferably the good shit from Mexico)

1 MASSIVE scoop creamy pb (measure it with your heart, but also I want you to question if it's too much- the answer is no)

½ cup dark cocoa powder (again you can use regular cocoa powder and it'll be fine!)

2Tbsp butter, cold

Sprinkle of cinnamon

Put milk, sugars, butter, and cocoa powder into a saucepan over medium/medium-low heat (works best with a thick-bottomed pan). Stir constantly until butter is completely melted

Add vanilla and pb, stir together until pb melts (note: you don't want it to be bubbling a lot, or else it'll be more bitter from burnt cocoa. Also, it should look glossy when the pb is melted!)

Add the oats, remove from heat, stir together until completely combined, and let remain in pan 2 mins to allow oats to cook (that's what makes the no bakes stick together)

Use a scoop or a spoon and plop them onto aluminum foil or parchment

Let cool for like.... 30ish minutes, then eat!

[lgbt-that70sshow]

For the prompt game: Jackie's helping trans!Hyde recover from his top surgery.

Oh, and I would love to read a Eric/Buddy one-shot in where Eric comes out and introduces Buddy to the gang as his boyfriend!

"How are you feeling?" Jackie asked, walking into their living room.

"Itchy," Steven said. He smiled a little. "It's nice, though. Finally having a flat chest."

He was lying on their couch, propped up slightly on a pillow. She sat on the ground next to him. "That's good."

She handed him the mug of tea she'd made for him. He smiled at her and took a sip, making her heart warm. She took his free hand and kissed it. "I'm glad you're happy."

"Me too."

"Do you need anything? Ibuprofen? Soup?"

"I don't want soup. I love you, but you can't cook to save your life." He squeezed her gently. "Ibuprofen would be fantastic, though."

"On it." Jackie stood up and got the ibuprofen from the medicine cabinet, along with some cookies Mrs. Forman had sent over while Steven was still in the hospital. She handed them both to Steven when she got back. He took the medicine and ate a cookie. "I have one more thing that can help with the pain," she said.

"Oh yeah?"

She nodded, then kissed him tenderly.

"That did help," he said when they parted. He pushed himself up on the couch a little and motioned for her to sit next to him. She did, careful not to touch his stitches. He laced his fingers through hers, since he was unable to put his arm around her. "This helps too."

"Anything to make you feel better," Jackie teased. She looked at his chest. When he had been binding, his chest would still be somewhat visible. Binding could only compress so much. But now, his chest was totally flat. Jackie really liked it. "Your chest really is flat."

He grinned. "Isn't it great? And now I could actually go shirtless if I wanted to."

She giggled. "Yeah, you could." She kissed him again. "Let me know if you need anything."

"I need more of that." He kissed her, running his thumb over hers.

~~~

Eric/Buddy fic will be in another post :)

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