Well, Hello Dolly!

Among all the treasures Eric and the ever fragrant Alice bought back from their American adventure was a pack of Dolly Parton's chocolate chip cookie mix ..........

..... it's been a bit of a busy time since then, so the pack remained unopened until Darrell found it again, exactly where he'd put it, in his baking cupboard ......

 ...... and well, it would have been rude not to finally try them out, especially on a day when we didn't have much going on chez Towers.

Sooooooo, they were duly made and baked by a very eager trio, Darrell, Alice and Eric. Let's just say, when in the oven the cookies spread a lot more than they had expected, as well as cooking a lot faster too, catching them all by surprise and perhaps browning a little more than they were supposed to. Darrell did say it might have been a slightly different outcome had he not had quite so much help, a case of too many cooks .......

...... but, on the plus side, it was a wonderful bonding experience!

That being said, once the cookies had cooled, they didn't stand a chance of lasting very long, which accounts for there not being an opportunity to do one of our usual insightful reviews.......

..... however, we all agreed to a man that Miss Parton does produce (if not make) exceeding good cookies and certainly doesn't hold back when it comes to her chocolate chips!

It's therefore most fortuitous that Eric and Alice availed themselves of not one but two packets of Dolly's cookies, so we also have Sugar Cookies to make and bake and review, we're thinking around Easter time? We shall see.......