with a Dash of . . .

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blueberry cake, dessertI beg Murial for her mysterious cookie recipe.  I asked her five years ago, four years ago, three, two and now. Now, I ask her again as I take a small bite of this delicious, delectable cookie.

I feel light, airy, almost otherworldly, which makes no sense. It’s only a cookie.

Murial widens her large hazel eyes as if surprised.  “What? This little cookie? You want the recipe for it?”

I sigh. Muriel is 94. She’s as tiny as an elf, and as mischievous as one. “Mur, I’ve asked you a bazillion times. You keep deflecting. Why?” 

“Ah, I understand,” says the diminutive sprite of a woman, picking up the platter of small round cookies dotted with what appears to be gold-yellow sprinkles. baking, recipe, magical cookie, stardust, Bing Co-Pilot Design

“Don’t take them away,” I nearly shout. “I want another one!”

Muriel smiles. “Just follow me for the secret ingredient. You’re right. I’m not getting any younger. I shouldn’t die and take the ‘mysterious cookie recipe’ to my grave.”

I blush. “I didn’t mean . . .” I begin.

She laughs softly. “I know. And no grave for me anyway. Let me blow in the wind and add my Spirit to the Universe. Come on.”

magical garden, Co-pilot Bing Design, cookie recipeI follow Muriel outside to her small garden that should be almost gone to seed as winter approaches. But it seems to vibrate in golden tones. 

“So, the usuals,” she lists nonchalantly, “butter, sugar, a dash of salt, vanilla and then.” Murial points to a golden flower swaying in the corner of the garden.

“What is it?” I whisper. golden flower, stardust, magical flower, Microsoft bing co-pilot design

“Stardust,” she whispers back. “This flower never dies, even in the dead of winter.  In your cookie dough, sprinkle some of the pistil from the flower.  You’ll be in heaven.”

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Do you have a magical cookie recipe you’d like to share?

 

102 thoughts on “with a Dash of . . .”

    • Aw, come on, Marian. I keep hoping for some good cookie recipes to try. YOU, of all people, must have some special/favorite ones. Yes, I think when we put a lot of love into our baking, we put a spell on the cookie recipient. ❤

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      • At the moment, I’m reading Alice Hoffman’s Survival Lessons and in it she prints a stellar (she says) brownie recipe on page 17. My mother had a wonderful date and nut cookie, but I don’t have time to look for it now–6 guests are coming for pizza night. 😀

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  14. I love this story. Stardust is a new ingredient to me. Have never heard of that one. 🙂 Sounds delicious. I got a secret recipe for banana bread from the first MIL. Gave it to my DIL. She changed it so much I can’t eat it. Maybe I should find her some stardust too.

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  19. Muriel’s recipe reminded me of a song that used to be very, very popular, with lyrics that went:

    “We are stardust,
    We are golden,
    And we’ve got to get ourselves
    Back to the garden…”

    I wonder if she found her recipe at Woodstock?

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    • I love that song and sing it in my head often. Yes, perfect for this post. I wish I’d included a YouTube of it! I just read that Joni Mitchell wrote the song, but Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young sang it (beautifully).

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  28. The magic ingredient. That’s great! I have a few special recipes from my mom that seem … not exactly magical, but very special with all the memories and love that come with them.

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