cold maple oatmeal cookies.
It’s a cold morning, quiet and still. It’s raining but it feels cold enough for snow. On these mornings, the weather *is* the mood. In that case, I’m in need of warmth – I think I’ll bake.
I'm feeling...
something that overshadows the mood (with coziness),
something that’s not fancy, in any way,
something with a warm, comforting smell as it bakes,
something with a crisp, maple-y sweet, oat taste...
TLDR:
- I’m cold
- I’ll bake
- Maple Oatmeal Cookies
- Crisp, Maple-y, Sweet
- Toasty
These cookies have a “warming effect” from the heat of the oven (as they bake) to the hot tea accompanying them. Ah, toasty, warm, perfect!
Baking can be a lot of things – it can be distracting but simple, it can be movement with focus, it can be whatever you need when you need it. Choose a recipe to fit the mood and it becomes a useful tool as well – baking to quiet the mind, to connect with your emotions, or simply baking to feel emotional. Just think of the feelings you get and the emotions you experience when baking your favourite dessert…. excitement, relief, fulfillment, joy, accomplishment.
At Emotional Baking, our recipes can be the starting point to somewhere - it can lead you to a place of great comfort, one that feels like the beginning of something, something good...
A note for anyone who needs it:
Baking, while wonderful, can only help so much...
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