Cookies

I noticed the tub of Nestle Toll House cookie dough I bought from Costco a few weeks ago and debated on "making" a batch.  I don't really like to give myself an excuse to eat a thousand calories in cookie dough and baked cookies.  I asked the boys what they wanted for dinner and Hunter was investigating the contents in the refrigerator.  He selected the tub and asked for some.  That was the deciding factor for me.  As I opened the tub, I noticed a warning on the lid.  "Do not consume raw cookie dough."  I chuckled to myself as we never had or planned on heading that warning!  Who doesn't eat cookie dough??  I began spooning some refrigerated dough balls onto a sheet while eating little bites of dough and passing some around to the boys who were eagerly "helping" me.  When the final baked result came out of the oven and the boys were devouring their portion, Hunter told me, "Mommy, you are the best cook ever!"  Jacob continued, "I told my teacher that you make the BEST chocolate chip cookies and she said to bring some to her next time you make them."  As he is telling me this, he is heading to the drawer to get a baggie.  I stopped him and told him I would share cookies with his teacher when I have actually baked some of my own and not just spooned them out of a tub.  I am grateful I bought that dough.  It is the closest thing to chocolate chip cookies we are going to get around here for a little while, until the thought of spending an hour making, baking & cleaning up a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies doesn't completely overwhelm me.  I long for the days when I can bake & cook freely to my heart's content.  When cookie dough (and dinner, mind you) don't come from the refrigerated or frozen section of the store.  Until then, these will do!