Yesterday when Sue mentioned she'd made Trader Joe's gingerbread mix(in a box in fact), wheels started turning. Off to TJ's to search and reconnoiter. This morning I took one look and decided I would try making gingerbread cookies out of these puppies. Why not?
It was easy to knead the lumps into a ball and roll out..
Pigs and rabbits here I come!
The dough comes with a packet of crytallized sugar for decor. I added in some cinnamon for extra umph...
The 1st batch came out rather pathetic but tasted fine :)
The 2nd batch was pas mal at all!
Instead of 12 fat chewy cookies I got 3 dozen plus crunchy, hard, quite tasty cookies...
For all of $2.99!
BIG MERCI Trader Joe's!
Granted my little ginger bunnies are a long way from Birdbaths gentlemen...
And I'll never sniff again at Eleni's gorgeous yellow taxis...
Miracle of miracles, baking these cookies did not turn me into a glutton!? Three cookies and I was satisfied. Did the baking aromas do the trick? Do I now dare to make homemake marshmallows? 
You tell me? What have you been baking lately?