My daughter won the speech contest in her school last year. This year she did not make it to the finals. And I am celebrating with these Tie Dye cookies as I have never been prouder.
Gungun is exceptionally interested and passionate about speech and debates. She works hard at it and is really good in it. Last year she won, and this year even though she was one of few semi-finalists, she did not make it to the finals. She was sad and we were heart-broken to see her sad. One of her good friends had made it. We tried not to let her make a big deal out of it, but she was visibly upset.
Tie Dye Cookies Recipe
In the night, after she went to bed, I picked up the iPad. Gungun and her school friends communicate over email all the time. So I go into her inbox and see a couple of emails which is what this post and the colorful cookies are all about.
As I read the emails I figured that my daughter helped out her friend with some homework question and then she writes “Also congrats for speech! Good job, proud of ya” and the friend writes, “Thanks for the speech thing/Sorry you didn’t make it/At least you won the whole shebang last year”.
Honestly, I stood there and a strange relief came over me. Yes! After all Sam and I are not doing such a bad job. I felt that a child, who was morosely depressed and was beating up herself throughout the evening, was graceful enough to acknowledge her friend’s success. And it is a HUGE thing for me. Honestly, a HUGE, HUGE thing, more than any trophy, award or prize.
Children love easily, forgive easily and most importantly compete with such graciousness. Why can’t we adults do the same? I think there is so much negative competition everywhere. Competition should be inspiring; it should motivate you to give your best. But when we adults compete, why is it just about winning. There are some who even resort to unfair means to win. Why can’t we see our best friend, colleague, neighbor or for that matter anyone, win? How many times, do we stay back and go and congratulate the winner? Winning and losing is so temporary! But people who can actually take a loss gracefully and be happy for others are the real winners in life. My daughter lost this time, but she won a friend for life. And so the next day when I woke her up in the morning, I sat next to her and ran my fingers through her hair. I told her how proud I was of her and what a good friend she was and THAT she deserved an absolute treat. And I knew exactly what I would do to bring the sparkle back in those big eyes. The Tie-Dye cookies, of course! These are a riot of colors and oh so chewy and delicious.
Want to leave you with one of my favorite quotes! “A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower. You didn’t have to struggle to make your face different than anyone else’s on earth. It just is. You are unique because you were created that way. Look at little children in kindergarten. They’re all different without trying to be. As long as they’re unselfconsciously being themselves, they can’t help but shine. It’s only later when children are taught to compete, to strive to better than others, that their natural light becomes distorted” – Marianne Williamson
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Tie Dye Cookies Recipe
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 40
- Yield: 15
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A fun cookie that looks as good as it tastes. Try out this colorful and delicious Tie Dye Cookies Recipe at Home.
Ingredients
- Sugar Cookie Dough – 32 oz (2 packs)
- Food Colors – 5 (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange)
- Sprinkles – ¼ cup
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Make 6 equal portions of cookie dough.
- Add a color to 5 out of the 6 portions of cookie dough. Make sure the colors generously so that the hues are bright. Mix well, wrap in plastic cling wrap and put in the freezer for at least an hour. One of these portions would be white as you did not add any color to it.
- Now after they remain in the freezer for at least an hour, take them out one at a time.
- Place between two plastic sheets and roll into a flat disc. Repeat the same with all the colors including the white. Freeze them again for an hour.
- Now take them out and place one disc on top of the other. Let the white be the one in the base. Tuck the ends together and start rolling just as you would do in a swiss roll. Use plastic wrap to cover it and place it back in the freezer.
- Take it out after 30 mins and starting from one end cut the discs.
- Put the sprikles on a plate and roll the ends on it so that they stick to the edges.
- Place them on a cookie sheet close to each other and let it rest in room temperature for 10 mins.
- Now put a parchment paper on top and using a rolling pin lightly press and roll to make sure you get a tiling effect.
- Put it back in the freezer for 30 mins.
- Finally cut out the cookies and place on a parchment lined and cooled cookie sheet.
- Place in the oven and bake for 8-10 mins.
- Once done, allow to cool on a cooling rack. Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 15
- Calories: 235
- Sugar: 61
- Sodium: 1
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 61
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0
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