Another Office Birthday

Last time I wasn't on duty. That won't happen again. Desserts have sugar in them, and that's all there is to it. Anyway - my attempt to jazz up this giant oatmeal raisin cookie for Boss Bob's birthday (someone suggested these cookies, his favorite - but cookies alone are not a sufficient birthday treat):



I didn't realize before embarking on this project that my food coloring is Neon. It doesn't make the most appetizing frosting. The first layer was too thin, and the cookies still too hot, so I whipped up a new batch of frosting (after taste-testing mixers for my gifted chocolate vodka with not-Boss Bob) and tried again. It looks a little scary. Mom and Maura - whenever I start my bakery, you 2 are hired as decorators!

p.s. I finally came off the "very long wait" for Miss Potter on Netflix. For a period-piece junkie, it was really good. Not as substantial production (same exact concept of live action/imagination) or heartbreaking as Finding Neverland - but still a good watch. Sometimes I thought Beatrix's dialogue was too Bridget Jones (a little anachronistic) - but there are character similarities there too.