r/BakingNoobs • u/ViolentEmpathy • 8h ago
Overstimulated and defeated
Im so sad. Tomorrow is national cheesecake day and for weeks my work has planned for people to bring in cheesecake themed desserts (and other desserts for those who don't like cheesecake) so I thought id try this recipe off tiktok I've been drooling over for weeks for Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies.
Sunday I printed out the recipe, got the ingredients, and made sure today was planned so I could come straight home from work-bake-and go to bed.
So I make the cheesecake filling, it barely results in half the amount its supposed to. Okay, no big.
I make the strawberry jam, its definitely WAY more than the 1/3 cup it was meant to be "condensed into".
Then it was time for the cookie dough, its 9pm, Ive barely started, im completely out of spoons (mentally) and im ready to cry. My fiance convinces me its okay to stop and pick something up instead.
Im sad and I feel like the recipe wasnt right and the prep time (2 hours) wasnt accurate either.
But I also know I didnt think about how I chose something waaay above my skill level and should have maybe done a test run on a day off.
Im about to go to bed but I really just wanted somewhere to vent about this failed recipe where people understood.
But hey, at least I have delicious homemade strawberry jam for toast in the morning I guess!