Pretzel bread, pumpkin bread and cookies OH MY!

WEEKEND UPDATE:

After Death by Meat Friday night we decided to take it easy and chill around the house. Ok, that wasn't really the pplan, but that is what happened since the rain didn't end until late Sunday afternoon.

Saturday afternoon we went on base to pick up some packages. Turned out we had 8 packages. Still waiting on the one from my dad with some special cookies that are really covered in chocolate (stayed tuned for pics once they arrive). We ordered some things from online (online shopping is THE thing to do over here) and I also got a package from my mom with some magazines and stuff. Since we were over there we stopped at the BX and the commissary. Didn't realize we needed to go food shopping, but I guess there were some things we needed. In fact I think we can always find something we NEED. But I did find these cute pretzel rolls in the bakery case.

So I made a tasty sandwich for lunch with cheese and tomotoes and of course mustard too. I had to get the pretzel bread since it has some good memories for me. Once my sister, Ryan and myself went to Disneyland in CA for the day. We ate at a little restaurant in the park and our sandwiches were served on a pretzel roll. It was so delicious. But I haven't found them since. So I was so excited to see these.

After lunch I opened up my packages. This was my brand new Sony Reader Touch (didn't work, so it is going back-defective I believe). I thought this was neat as I have never seen this before. The packing peanuts inside do not get thrown away. they will dissolve in water. Very eco-friendly.

We were supposed to go to a bull fight and party that night, but it was raining. We still looked for the house, but no such luck. So we drove around the village instead. This is what we found. And boy did we laugh at the sight. These 3 stooges were up on a hill, rocks covering the way, not fenced in, but they are 6 or so feet off the ground. I think they were as curious about us as we were about them.
They were too cute.

So, no party and we just stayed home and watched movies. The next day we didn't do much either since it was raining. When I bought the pretzel bread I also grabbed the last pumpkin seed roll.

I ate this one with some honey.

Then we went on a baking rampage. We made brownies again, but they were for our nextdoor neighbor. I hope they enjoyed them. For ourselves we made my FAVORITE cookies. Ryan likes them now too. So we were feeling a little lazy and just gave in and bought the cookie mix for the PB cookies. This was a great mix though (next time I promise we'll do it from scratch).

Looks so tasty

So we just followed the instructions off the label and rolled the dough into balls, then rolled them in sugar and placed on the tray.

As soon as you take them out of the oven you press an unwrapped (sad but true, the recipe actually states it this way) Hershey kiss into the cookie.

Then remove them and place on a cookie sheet. So supper YUMMY! This is my favorite cookie. My old roomate Carolyn used to make these for me (Ok, sometimes she still does and mails them to me for the holidays).

So that was my weekend.

QUESTION: What was the best part of your weekend? What is your favorite kind of cookie? And, have you ever seen those eco-friendly packing peanuts?