Before we got to this moment of triumph there was this... 
This will be easy! The bigger the mixer, the faster the dough...right?!
An hour later...
Work those muscles! Full sheet pans loaded with cookies are heavy!
Analyzing the dough to chip ratio...
I need Cara around every time I bake!
Prepping the cookies for transport...
Ming, Leah, Ileana, and Gina pause in the middle of a dough rolling demo...
Ming and Ileana
Hmm...do you think fries and wine pairing is the next big thing?*~*~*~*~*~*~*
First of all, cheers to the BEST assistant bakers ever. Not only did Northern California locals Gina, Cara, Ming and Ileana volunteer for the job (stingy pay in the form of half portions of cookie samples each!), they added an air of levity that was sorely missed the next night when it was just Laura, me and the Hobart mixer from hell.
The assistant bakers delivered 80s music, plenty of bottles of wine, and In-N-Out Burgers. Laura and I, on the other hand, served up 3.5 hours of cookie dough ball rolling in the form of: Just a half ounce each! Do you call that round? Why is this ball missing chocolate chips? Who forgot to watch the timer?
Hmm...and I wonder why no one showed up the next night.
Seriously though, everyone did a great job. We don't look like we're having too much fun, right? After all, there's nothing "zen" about all work and no play. Still, next year we're contracting out the baking. Or paying our help so they return. :)
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You don't have to pay us to return...you just have to find a cure for my son's illnesses! Or get the whole family a room at the Palomar, because I loved that place! By the way, it was really great to meet my personal trainer the Monday after, and confide that I helped bake 500 cookies over the weekend. The ZenGals were so much fun!!
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