BakingGALS - Round 42

Hello BakingGALS team members!

My name is Sam and I live in the Snoqualmie Valley area of WA state. I live about 40 minutes east of Seattle and 20 minutes west of Snoqualmie Pass (which I now know from driving over the Idaho pass into WA that Snoqualmie isn't much of a mountain pass). I love living out in the mountains and I hike a lot.

This is my first time participating in a baking round and I absolutely loved it.

I am currently in school (I do one class a quarter online) to better help me with my job change/loss situation. I am fortunate that for now I still do have a job. My current quarter ends in about 8 more days and right now I am working on a final project for that class. Baking is one of my favorite stress releases these days and I think this group is going to be a wonderful outlet for me.

This is my two year old Doberman Nim. I woke him up for the photo which is probably evident from his expression.

I loved the packaging tips and did get the large rectangular zip-lock containers for packaging (I would normally use zip-lock bags so this was a great idea).

I went ahead and tried the apple peel trick...if nothing else, I found it interesting.

This has been an educational baking experience for me. I tend towards soft/under-cooked cookies which are great for immediate consuming but not great for packaging. So some of my cookies will have to try again next time with a little bit more baking time.

I did like the layering of the cookies and paper towels. It really padded up the containers nice and secure.

I put labels on the under-side with ingredients. We weren't notified of any allergies but I wanted the information there in case.

I wrote a small letter for each box. I actually like writing letters and rarely have a reason to do so anymore. I didn't get other fun items to stash in there...but there are other rounds.

I like how these containers fit in the priority mail boxes (two per medium box).

I may have to eventually buy some stickers. :) But printing the logo worked well!

I look forward to seeing other team member photos!