Old vs. New

Recently, Monkey came upon the Hub Channel, which was playing an episode of Strawberry Shortcake.  Shortly thereafter, Care Bears came on.  As a product of the 80's, I found myself a bit annoyed with the new versions of both shows.  Although both shows are very cute, and definitely cater to "today's kids", it gave me a bit of nostalgia.  Missing my cartoons from back in the day.

Here is a bit of cartoon comparison -- 80s vs. Today:

Images all courtesy of Google Search

Strawberry Shortcake:

Care Bears:

Pound Puppies:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

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So I finally baked something off my Sweet, Delicious Cravings list! Although I was supremely exhausted from the lack of sleep from the night before. I was determined to get these baked.

What did I end up making, you ask? I started my baking endeavor with Martha Stewart's Strawberry Shortcake Cookies. (see my picture above, taken after the cookies had cooled, and placed in tupperware to send off to little sister) :)

Unfortunately, the cookies came out a little soggier than I imagined (i didn't envision any sogginess at all, actually). I figured the strawberry mixture had too much water/liquid that had accumulated while mixing the cookie dough, and I probably should have strained the mixture before adding to the dough. Oh well, you live and you learn. Next time I'll know better :)
(They still TASTE pretty damn good if you ask me.)

One More for Good Measure

I'd like to add one more item to my Sweet, Delicious Cravings' "to bake" list.

26. Martha Stewart's Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

Mmmmmmmmmmmm...
In the words of beloved 80's cartoon character, Strawberry Shortcake herself, these cookies would taste so BERRY good!!