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Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) QUOTES

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) QUOTES

1 " If God gave Dad Alzheimer’s, He’s got to understand when Dad forgets what church he belongs to. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

2 " IT was the time of day when Lake Eden residents decided it was too late for a breakfast cookie and too early for a lunch cookie. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

3 " Minnesotans who bought scenic art usually avoided winter scenes. Hannah didn't find that surprising. Minnesota winters were long. Why would they want to buy a painting that would constantly remind them of the bone-chilling cold, the heavy snow that had to be shoveled, and the necessity of dressing up in survival gear to do nothing more than take out the garbage? "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

4 " As she traveled down the lane between the rows of parked cars, she noticed a conspicuous absence of new or expensive vehicles. Teaching didn't pay well enough for any luxuries, and Hannah thought that was a shame. There was something really wrong with  the system when a teacher could make more money flipping burgers at a fast-food chain. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

5 " Two dates in one night - not bad at all! Hannah's frown changed to a grin as she lifted the lid and dropped her very favourite five-year-old pair of Nikes inside. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

6 " Next to coffee, chocolate was her favorite aroma. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

7 " CHOCOLATE CHIP CRUNCH COOKIES Preheat oven to 375° F., rack in the middle position. 1 cup butter (2 sticks, melted) 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 beaten eggs (you can beat them up with a fork) 2½ cups flour (not sifted) 2 cups crushed corn flakes (just crush them with your hands) 1 to 2 cups chocolate chips Melt butter, add the sugars and stir. Add soda, salt, vanilla, and beaten eggs. Mix well. Then add flour and stir it in. Add crushed corn flakes and chocolate chips and mix it all thoroughly.   Form dough into walnut-sized balls with your fingers and place on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. Press them down slightly with a floured or greased spatula. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove to a wire rack until they’re completely cool. (The rack is important—it makes them crisp.)   Yield: 6 to 8 dozen, depending on cookie size.   (These cookies have been Andrea’s favorites since high school.)   Hannah’s Note: If these cookies spread out too much in the oven, reduce temp. to 350° F. and do not flatten before baking. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

8 " Solving crimes certainly wasn’t as easy as they made it seem in the movies. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

9 " mean, you’re not actually going to the party with him!” “Yes, I am,” Hannah confirmed "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

10 " If I ever see a man in a rug again, I’m not going to believe a single word he says! A man who lies about having hair will lie about anything. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

11 " The bell over the door tinkled and Sheriff Grant walked in, followed by the most intimidating hunk of man that Hannah had ever laid eyes on. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

12 " CHOCOLATE CHIP CRUNCH COOKIES Preheat oven to 375° F., rack in the middle position. 1 cup butter (2 sticks, melted) 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 beaten eggs (you can beat them up with a fork) 2½ cups flour (not sifted) 2 cups crushed corn flakes (just crush them with your hands) 1 to 2 cups chocolate chips Melt butter, add the sugars and stir. Add soda, salt, vanilla, and beaten eggs. Mix well. Then add flour and stir it in. Add crushed corn flakes and chocolate chips and mix it all thoroughly.   Form dough into walnut-sized balls with your fingers and place on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. Press them down slightly with a floured or greased spatula. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove to a wire rack until they’re completely cool. (The rack is important—it makes them crisp.)   Yield: 6 to 8 dozen, depending on cookie size. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

13 " cat that got into the cream pot "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

14 " cat that got into the cream pot” smiles, a "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

15 " Hannah removed three eggs from the refrigerator behind the counter and dropped them, shells and all, into the bowl with the coffee grounds. Then she broke them open with a heavy spoon and added a dash of salt. Once she’d mixed up the eggs and shells with the coffee grounds, Hannah scraped the contents of the bowl into the basket and flipped on the switch to start the coffee. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)

16 " Teaching didn’t pay well enough for any luxuries, and Hannah thought that was a shame. There was something really wrong with the system when a teacher could make more money flipping burgers at a fast-food chain. "

― Joanne Fluke , Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1)