Baking cookies update...nearing end of day one.

Today was day one of my cutout cooking baking marathon. I have approximately 400 decorated cutouts due for pickup or delivery by Tuesday afternoon. Today was a big baking day. And I had a blast. Started later than expected...after church, made a nice dinner for the guys and then did the dishes and cleaned up before getting started.

About a third of the way through the day's baking....

 

Finally started mixing up dough about 1pm today. After 6 hours of mixing, rolling, cutting, and baking, I made it through 12 batches of cookie dough. Just what does that mean you ask?

1 1/2 lb butter
6 cups shortening
12 cups of sugar
30 cups of flour
2 dozen eggs
12 tsp baking powder
6 tsp vanilla
12 tsp salt

This is the LARGE "thats-a-bowl" from tupperware... this is 8 batches of cookie dough...

 

The 12 batches of dough made approximately 250 cookies. I'll know for sure once I frost, decorate, and pack them in the morning. No counting until then. I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised, with a number a little higher than that. THAT would make a good day.

 

 

The large hearts are for a fundraiser, for the Children's Miracle Network!

 

So before I sit down to frost and decorate for the next couple of hours, I thought I'd take some time to update you all on my progress. And share a few pix. Happy Baking!