’round the clock surreal Peeps®

Nothing says intellectual persuit like Peeps®. We’re a big brained bunch that’s for sure. Our latest round of discussion was on the surrealist movement’s emergence from dadaism and how it has extrapolated into modern movements such a Punk, etc. This topic resonated with the peeps because of their anarchic sensibilities. It was a lively couple of minutes in the kitchen during our regular “what’s for dinner” pow wow. We have some pretty brainy Peeps, lemme tell ya. One chick got her masters in Art History from Harvard where her focus was on color theory and her thesis was on its application to subway maps. Talk about heady stuff! She got lost in our discussion while another peep, who has grown an outrageous mustache for Movember, kept looking at the clock. Almost simultaneously my friend, Melinda, posted a holiday baking party and exchange on Facebook. The universe aligned and Peepsadore Dali Cookies were born. Kinda surreal.

Be sure to watch the cookies cool because the peeps continue to melt. It’s very fun to watch. That said, I really need to get out more.

Before	After

Before	After

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 sticks butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbs vanilla extract
• 2 cups oatmeal (not cooked)
• Accoutrements such as chocolate chips, nuts, mini marshmallows (or cut up some peeps – shhh)
• Peeps

DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Line baking sheets with foil or parchment paper depending on how fancy you want to be
• Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
• In another bowl beat the butter with both the white and brown sugar until fluffy
• Beat in the eggs
• Add vanilla
• Add flour mixture and beat until combined
• Add in the oats and accoutrements
• Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto the cookie sheet
• Nestle in your peeps — one per dough glob
• Bake 10 – 12 minutes
• Let cookies cool (This is the best part — besides eating them that is.)

Salvadore would be proud. What time is it? Peepsadore Dali Cookie time!