The Cookie War

Tonight, during our weekly family devotion, I got out the Girl Scout cookies for dessert.  About half way through the devotion, one of the girls put cookies to the side and asked me if I would bake some cookies instead. 

Of course I thought the girl was crazy.  "You are holding cookies." I told her. 

"Yeah, but your cookies are better."

After the devotion I decided home made cookies did sound good.  I made some.  I felt a little silly because we have the Girl Scout cookies ready to be eaten from Laura's troop. 

Well, my fresh baked cookies were eaten quickly... even by kids that had eaten a couple of the Girls Scout cookies just an hour before.

Girl Scout cookies are unique and good.  Every year I spend more than I should on the little delectable creations.  I totally fell in love with the new cookie this year, the Dulce de Leche.  However, my home baked sugar cookies were a lot cheaper, and did taste better. 

It reassured me that the path I seem to be on in my home, baking things from scratch and nurturing my family, is the right path.  Laura is in Girl Scouts, and I will support the troop.  It is nice to know that by comparison my cookies were more popular.

I also am comforted by the fact that home made cookies are made with just a few ingredients and without a lot of preservatives and additives.  Natural foods are starting to become more important to me the more I delve into making things homemade.