spinning sugar wheels.

oh, hey.
the treats around here are plentiful.
that's a thing.
and seriously,
i'd eat every single one of them,
like,
ALL the treats,
if i let myself slip in the gluttony department.
blimping out like a blarp is an ever-present danger
when surrounded constantly by tons of tasty pieces.
so instead of shoveling scores of sugary somethin's into my maw,
i bring 'em all to work with me,
and share 'em,
so as to get an honest opinion of my skill level,
and to gauge the overall satisfaction with taste and texture.
i figure if a sh!tload of non-vegans flip out over the stuff,
then my baked stuffs must be pretty goshdang expert.
right?
spiral cookies, though, neighbors.
that was yesterday's mission.
i tried to make 'em on monday, actually-
but,
without the proper pastry bag, and the proper pastry tip.
it didn't work.
hmm?
i know.
something didn't go great on the first live take
for the first time in a long time.
crazy.
i didn't let it get me down, the not succeeding from the jump-off.
i just got the right parts on parts on parts instead.
and it was worth it.
check the teleport:

cute, right?
yeah.
i remembered this kind of thing from england.
for realsies.
those folks love a double biscuit with jam in it.
it's the way they get fresh when tea is not enough, i assume.
they called 'em viennese whirls, for whatever reason-
pastry-style piped shortbread in the british fashion-
which means there's some corn flour in there
for creating crumbly crumbs an' that.
mmmmm.
and in-between the two spirals,
there's raspberry jam,
and a healthy swirl of vanilla-lemon-orange-icing,.
...witn both kinds of zest, obvi.
extra smooth-whipped and fully buttercreamed,
with citrus to make it airier than anything else.
all together,
they are just about the most baller-A* doodietwinkling super-deluxe
simple and elegant hottness i've had in my mouth for ages.
the confectioners sugar is what activates it, i think.
yeah,
that's what it is.
a little snow-dusted extra sumthin'-sumthin'-style something
to sweeten up my bitter face in the morning.
shortbread going long on flavor is how i'm living right now.
there's not much else going on,
so that means i'll need twice as many cookies;
never quiet, never soft.....