Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Quotes

“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

“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

“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

“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

“Solving crimes certainly wasn’t as easy as they made it seem in the movies.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“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

“Next to coffee, chocolate was her favorite aroma.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“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

“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

“OLD-FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES Do not preheat oven yet—
dough must chill before baking.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY DELIGHTS Preheat oven to 350° F.,
rack in the middle position.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“BLACK AND WHITES Do not preheat oven yet—
dough must chill before baking.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“The images were still there.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“PECAN CHEWS Preheat oven to 350° F.,
rack in the middle position.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“REGENCY GINGER CRISPS Do not preheat oven yet—
dough must chill before baking.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“He . . . uh . . . he worries about me when I’m not with him.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“I just think it’s a shame that Ron had to die on the day that he finally got his assistant.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“What’s in those ice cubes, Hannah? They look cloudy.” “They’re made out of lemonade so they won’t dilute it when they melt. I do the same thing with any punch I make.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“CHOCOLATE CHIP CRUNCH COOKIES Preheat oven to 375° F.,
rack in the middle position.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“A hobby farm?” “That’s a second home in the country for city people who want to be farmers without doing any of the work. He’ll hire a local farmer to take care of his animals and keep up the land.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“Ron had finished delivering dairy products to his residential customers, placing their milk, cream, and eggs in the insulated boxes the dairy provided.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“There was a real nip in the air this morning, not unusual for the third week in October.”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

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― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“cat that got into the cream pot”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

“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

“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

“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

“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

“mean, you’re not actually going to the party with him!” “Yes, I am,” Hannah confirmed”
― Joanne Fluke, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder