Baking for the Berry Family!
Snickerdoodles from Magnolia Bakery
On July 2nd the lives of the Berry family were forever changed due to a tragic car accident resulting in the immediate death of parents Joshua (41) and Robin (40) Berry. Their children, Peter (9), Aaron (8) and Willa (6) lives were spared from this accident but are suffering from multiple injuries sustained in the crash. Peter and Aaron suffered spinal injuries and are both, from my understanding, permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Willa suffers from several broken bones. The children’s physical injuries will, God willing, improve over time but the fact that these children lost their parents will be something that they grapple with for the rest of their lives.
Several people in the community have said, it’s an awful thing to happen, especially as a parent, as if that gives them more credibility to be deeply saddened by this tragedy. The fact is, everyone who has heard about it is heartbroken by this story. How quickly something like this can happen and change a family forever is nothing short of devastating to think about for anyone. It makes you think about your own life and those who you value and how they can be taken from you in an instant.
I personally have never met any members of the Berry family and had never heard of this family prior to the car accident, but I have been forever changed since hearing about them. In your community you may have heard about various activities and fundraisers occurring for the benefit of being directly donated to Joshua and Robin Berry Children’s Trust. This past Sunday, here in Dallas there were two bake sales of which I was asked to bake some stuff. I chose to make Snickerdoodle cookies. They have been my favorite cookie since I was a child and they are a relatively easy recipe that’s full of flavor. I was glad I could help in some small way.
More important than the process and baking of the cookies (which is included below) I would like to tell you about various ways in which you can help. There are multiple events continuing to happen online (online sales and promotions) and throughout the Country that you could perhaps participate in. You can find out more here, here or here. Alternatively, if you would like to donate directly to this cause by sending a check. I think it’s safe to say that no amount is too small. Please make the check payable to Joshua and Robin Berry Children’s Trust and mail to Bank of Texas, 510 Bering, 5th Floor, Houston, Texas 77057
Now for the cookies. These are from the once before visited The Complete Magnolia Bakery written by Alyssa Torrey and Jennifer Appel. The recipe for the Snickerdoodle cookies that I made can be found on page 56. It seems that Amazon still does not show this book to be in stock but it appears you can purchase it on Overstock at this link
As I mentioned above, Snickerdoodles were and remain to be my favorite cookie variation since I was a child. It might have something to do with that perfect sugary-cinnamon crunch on the outside and biting into a soft almost decadent, buttery cookie. This recipe is no different than I remember from childhood but the technique is slightly different. You bring all ingredients down to room temperature (eggs, butter, milk) and after combing the ingredients to form a dough, you put the bowl of dough in the refrigerator to firm up for about 2-3 hours (or overnight as I did). They turned out just wonderful and I will definitely be making these cookies again. This is the first recipe I've tried in a while that I don't feel like I would want to change anything. The recipe is perfect, in my opinion, as it is!
Here are the relatively simple ingredients displayed for you to see.
I personally have never met any members of the Berry family and had never heard of this family prior to the car accident, but I have been forever changed since hearing about them. In your community you may have heard about various activities and fundraisers occurring for the benefit of being directly donated to Joshua and Robin Berry Children’s Trust. This past Sunday, here in Dallas there were two bake sales of which I was asked to bake some stuff. I chose to make Snickerdoodle cookies. They have been my favorite cookie since I was a child and they are a relatively easy recipe that’s full of flavor. I was glad I could help in some small way.
More important than the process and baking of the cookies (which is included below) I would like to tell you about various ways in which you can help. There are multiple events continuing to happen online (online sales and promotions) and throughout the Country that you could perhaps participate in. You can find out more here, here or here. Alternatively, if you would like to donate directly to this cause by sending a check. I think it’s safe to say that no amount is too small. Please make the check payable to Joshua and Robin Berry Children’s Trust and mail to Bank of Texas, 510 Bering, 5th Floor, Houston, Texas 77057
Now for the cookies. These are from the once before visited The Complete Magnolia Bakery written by Alyssa Torrey and Jennifer Appel. The recipe for the Snickerdoodle cookies that I made can be found on page 56. It seems that Amazon still does not show this book to be in stock but it appears you can purchase it on Overstock at this link
As I mentioned above, Snickerdoodles were and remain to be my favorite cookie variation since I was a child. It might have something to do with that perfect sugary-cinnamon crunch on the outside and biting into a soft almost decadent, buttery cookie. This recipe is no different than I remember from childhood but the technique is slightly different. You bring all ingredients down to room temperature (eggs, butter, milk) and after combing the ingredients to form a dough, you put the bowl of dough in the refrigerator to firm up for about 2-3 hours (or overnight as I did). They turned out just wonderful and I will definitely be making these cookies again. This is the first recipe I've tried in a while that I don't feel like I would want to change anything. The recipe is perfect, in my opinion, as it is!
Here are the relatively simple ingredients displayed for you to see.
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