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It’s important to pass skills onto the next generation. That’s why the kids and I baked cookies together today. Viv stopped by to help out.

Like with any job, you have to have the proper tools for the job. When you lose all the kitchen stuff in the dissolution of your domestic partnership, you need to think like a good butch and improvise.

First, you have to cream the butter. If you don’t have anything like a mixer, I’ve found a Riyobi power drill with a 1” spade drill bit will do the trick.

Don’t have anything to crumble the nuts? Well, first off–don’t say to Em, “We need to crush the nuts.” J-Man immediately protected his and left the room.

The small sledge does perfectly well. Be careful not to grind too small.

When the cookie batter is ready to put on the cookies sheet using a spackling knife is perfectly acceptable.

Measure to make sure the dough is placed evenly on the cookie sheet with enough space that the cookies don’t meld together.

Managing your time in the kitchen can mean the difference between success and catastrophe.  While those are cooking, work on the next batch of sugar cookies. No rolling pin? No worries, a nice hacksaw will work fine if you cut the dough thinly.

Knowing just the right minute to pull the cookies out of the oven is a trick any butch can master. Just use your Zircon stud finder. It will tell you definitively if the dough is done in the center.

And that’s all there is to it.  Baking with the Butch is as easy as 1-2-3. I hope you’ll tune in next time for Cleaning House with the Butch.