the cookie monster took over

I boycotted cooking today due to ANOTHER day of way too many hours spent in the car.  Conveniantly, we stopped at the farmer's market just before we closed.  Another invaluable lesson learned.  When you do not feeling like cooking stop at the Hallendale Beach Farmers Market because they make their own dinners including meatball, meatloaf, salmon, stuffed artichokes, etc.  They will just throw them out at the end of the day so we got a pound of cooked salmon in some green herbs, for half off, $3.50!! So I put it in the oven at the same time as some italian bread I sliced put butter and garlic on.  A quick capese salad, dinner done! No pics, nothing, no blog material. What to do?

There was this little recipe, hiding in my fridge, that I have looked at everyday.  Unlike myself, Nick doesn't really have a sweet tooth.  I do.  As I was saying, this little tiny recipe, is on the little tiny box, for butter.

Almond Sugar Cookies with FROSTING
Ingredients for the cookies:
3/4 cup sweet cream unsalted butter (Publix)
1/2 cup sugar (I put a tablespoon less and added a tablespoon of brown sugar)
1 egg
1 teaspoon of almond extract
2 cups all purpose flour

Ingredients for the frosting:
2 tablespoons sweet cream unsalted butter
1 1/4 cup confectionary sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1-2 tablespoons milk

Preheat the oven at 350, at this point the anticipation is killing me.  I knew I could cook, against all my immediate family, friends', and boyfriend's opinion, but its common knowledge, a known fact, that I cannot bake.  Anywho, combine the softened/melted butter and sugar until smooth.  Add the egg and almond extract.  Please refrain from tasting the batter at this point because of the raw egg.  Slowly mix in the flour. 
Roll the dough in to tiny one inch balls.  With a tiny glass juice cup, flatten the balls.  You can use sugar to on the bottom of the glass so the raw cookies don't stick to the glass. 

The recipe said to cook for 10-12 minutes.  I would say 8 minutes should suffice.  While they were cooking I put together the frosting. Mix the confectionary sugar, almond extract, and butter and slowly add milk to desired consistency. 

I waited until each round of cookies cooled before I frosted them.

I should've went to the gym.  I am exhausted and I ate too much cookie dough. 

num, num, num, food comaaaa..........