Kate says, "Before you comment tell her you have to have a sample." I am gaining weight as I type.

Always love hearing how it actually was ,makes the story more interesting and the Person Literate Hiker real and personable ,One has to laugh at there own errors in order that others can truely appreciate it and they do look delicious

Finally, a chink in your armor! I was starting to think you were perfect! How refreshing to discover that you're human the cookies look delicious

Ok. There I was. It was close to midnight. I was watching one of the scariest horror movies I had ever seen.
All of a sudden,,,,,,,I WAS HUNGRY!!
Sooo, I went into the kitchen and proceeded to bake me a chocolate cake.
As I broke the first egg into the mix, it begin to turn blood red! Scared the crap out of me. As I stirred, it continued to turn red. I poured it in the pan quickly and stuck it in the oven, perhaps to destroy the demon that inhabited it.
I went in to watch the movie. I kept looking into the kitchen as if there were someone there.
Tic,tic,tic,,,,,,finally the buzzer went off. I cautiously went into the kitchen. Got a large knife.
Opened the door to the oven and stabbed the cake! But it wasn't done!
So I baked it another hour. Then it was finally dead. I took it outside and buried it in a shallow grave. Then I discovered the mix was Ruby Red.
I visit once in awhile.

You look rather slim, and fantastic, for a cookies diet. LOL. I got out to fitness yesterday- about time. I will be at my optimal weight if I lose 20 pounds. I eat mostly veggies. I hate the cleanup. Your cookies look great.

on the bright side, they still look pretty good lol

Those are beautiful! I'm not really crazy about chocolate, but with the peppermint I'm sure they are incredibly yummy.

I wonder what ground coffee would have done. Years ago I had a coffee farm in Kona, Hawaii. The kids and I would chew the cherry just to break the skin. The slimy part just under the skin was sweet and had a mild caffine effect.