Freshwater: Basic Cookie Dough from Taste of Home

Freshwater

Located in the wilds of Wyoming, the name Freshwater was chosen as a Western analogy to Christ. Just as He is the Living Water, and we must have Him to have eternal life, any desert dweller knows the importance of fresh water to life, both for self, and the nourishment of crops or livestock. By taking nourishment in God and His word, we strengthen our own relationship with Him, our faith, and the quality and abundance of our fruitfulness.

Our keystone verse is from Jeremiah, Chapter 17, Verse 8: "For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see whenSave heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."

The fruit that we speak of is mentioned in Galatians 5:22
"²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

And the heat could be anything we experience that might test our faith in God; trials and tribulations, relationships, anything that focuses our love and attention anywhere but on Him...

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Basic Cookie Dough from Taste of Home

I tried this Basic Cookie Dough recipe from Taste of Home, and some variations (though not necessarily the ones they suggested). I had lots of assistance for this particular endeavor, including an extra furry assistant. I will tell you this is a beast of a recipe and even my 6 qt. Kitchen Aid Pro struggled. I also forgot to turn down the mixer when I added the flour and it went EVERYWHERE!!!

The basic recipe is pretty simple and easy to put together, as shown below.

I separated the dough into five rounds, then wrapped and refrigerated them.

In next week's blog I'll share some variations you can make with this recipe. Taste of Home has a few suggestions, but I also tweaked some other recipes I found and made a few other types.