So let me tell you the way to go into labor, if going into labor is on your agenda right now. (I’m sure it is. Right?) All you have to do is have your parents who live nearby go on vacation to Japan (don’t be jealous. You can’t eat the sushi anyway). THEN, at the same time, have your husband go on a business trip for work. With mom and husband out of town, the timing is perfect. Kind of like when you are waiting for a guest to arrive at your house but you really need to go to the bathroom, and you keep waiting so that you can answer the door, and then you finally just go and THAT’S when they knock. I’m basically like a magician.
No, I didn’t actually go into labor. This baby is still lodged in my frame somehow. But I DID have some painful contractions last night and totally freaked out. Lest you think this is charity for wanting Eric to be present for the birth of his child, let me reassure you that IT’S ALL ABOUT ME. I can’t imagine doing labor on my own. (Actually, I can imagine it. It’s all I was doing last night.) Now that it’s daytime and the contractions have stopped things look a lot rosier. It helps that Eric is almost home. Even if I started labor right now he would make it. Now that we’re in the clear I’m back to praying to have the baby as soon as possible. I’m like a flip flopping politician. I’m sure God understands, right??
I mentioned last week that my friend Amy over at BellyFull and Trish from Mom on Timeout (who both live here in Sacramento) threw me a little baby shower for us food bloggers in town. They had some games planned but we were all having so much fun chatting that we forgot to even do them. (That’s when you know it’s a fun party :)
There was a bowl on the table piled high with chocolate kisses. We were supposed to guess how many there were and the closest one would win. But since we didn’t play, they sent them home with me. ALL of them. ALL 210 OF THEM. Now tell me, when you have 210 chocolate kisses forced on you, what do you do? Well I make Peanut Butter Blossoms apparently. But these ones have PUMPKIN in them, because fall. So I’m not going to lie to you guys, these don’t taste overwhelmingly pumpkin-y. I fed them to my neighbors who were outside while I was doing my photo shoot on the porch and they were surprised when I told them there was pumpkin in it.
Which just goes to show what a great substitute pumpkin is for eggs in cookies. (A tip I learned from Sally years ago.) Works like a charm (plus it makes them great cookies to have on hand for when you have egg-free guests). If you don’t feel like opening a whole can of pumpkin just to use 6 tablespoons of it, then just use 1 egg instead! The original recipe that I adapted these from calls for an egg, and the cookies will turn out just fine without the pumpkin. I would not, however, skip the pumpkin pie spice called for! It’s what makes these cookies taste more like fall. Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Twitter Try out these other cookies! Texas Cowboy Cookies « these have been SO popular over the past few months. Try them out!
Brownie-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies « I still have a few of these in my freezer. I eat one every time I think I’m in labor. Just kidding:
Reeses Stuffed Brown Butter Brownies « Bring on the Peanut butter! And the post Halloween treats…
Here’s a cookie version: Buried Reeses Cookies
More cookies from blogger friends! Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies from Sprinkle Some Sugar Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies from Melanie Makes ^^ whoa! Apple Peanut Butter Cookie from Julie’s Eats and Treats
