After I had spent the best part of the morning

corrupting young minds

, I decided that it would be a fabulous idea to dedicate some of my precious time to the art of

improving

my (already phenomenal) kitchen abilities.
 
I found that I was somehow in the mood for

cookies

, so I went to get my

magic(k)al Förmchen box

...

Because mere chocolate cookies would have been far too ... umm,

obvious

... I threw in some

nuts for good measure

... and that special element of surprise. As it is tradition here around this time of year, I followed an ancient recipe, which was handed down from generation to generation,

passed on from one gothic housewife to the next

... and it must

NEVER

- under no circumstances - be revealed to the public!

Here is what you need:

Then you've got to work it ...

The next step is always extremely complicated (and generally degrading) ... and it did therefore require my full and undivided attention ... - which is why I couldn't possibly operate my very expensive camera at the same time.
 
However,

because I have

years of practise

, I was eventually able to produce this:

Being a

perfectionist

... (which you've got to be with a face like this!) ... I went for another round...

... and then, in the blink of an eye,

voilà

:

Naturally, they taste

exactly

the way they look.
 
I am in such a generous mood now, that I might go and distribute them among the hideous children next door. Maybe I'll also bring

this

funny tool

along, which I found in my

Förmchen

box:

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

"Hey, kids ... Auntie's got

cookies

!"