Baking a Batch of Bliss

They may look like ordinary peanut butter cookies, but these little mounds of delight are loaded with love. There are a couple of little details that add to their bliss-inducing magic. (1) I was estranged from my paternal clan for over two decades and shortly after I arrived at Daddy's for the first time in 21 years, my baby sister, Angie, showed up with the makings for these cookies. (2) Two of my kids are allergic to dairy and gluten and we struggle to find foods that they like to eat that don't cost a billion dollars* and these cookies fit the bill.

We make a batch of these wonderful cookies once a week. We eat about half of them while they are still warm and package the other half up for lunch boxes and after-school snacks.

Warm cookies? Wonderful.

Warm cookies baked with love? Bliss!



*May be a slight exaggeration.