SE: Day Five! Whoot! 20 to go!

Ember: this chapter's pairings is for Dontmezwitme

Sember: Special Surprise at the end!

SE: Thanks...you dummy, it was a surprise...

December 5th - Cookies -

"Ahhh! Brother!"

There was a loud clang followed by a crash and some powder like substance falling and going everywhere.

"What! You said to give you the flour!"

"I meant in the sack!"

"Well you should have said so!"

"You should have known better!"

You see the two brothers were in the kitchen. Baking. It wasn't in their plans, but the had a little spat with their girlfriends.

Flashback

"Ed there you are!" Winry came running up and flung her arms around Edward and kissed him straight on the lips. Al looked up and saw his own girlfriend coming at a much more restrained pace.

"Hey Rose, how are you?" Rose smiled and gave him a peck on the cheek, which he returned.

The girls grinned and pulled out a festive box. Opening it they explained that they had made cookies for them. Of course the boys were excited, after all, their girlfriends made fantastic apple and cherry pie.

Grinning, they each took a cookie and took a large bite. They promptly blanched and forcefully swallowed the bite.

"What's wrong Al?" Rose questioned gently. Winry slowly moved her hand toward her ever present wrench.

Edward and Alphonse turned to look at each other, then their respective girls, and spoke the three words that no boyfriend should ever say. No matter the circumstance.

"It tastes terrible."

They regretted it after they saw the girl's faces. Winry looked mad and upset while Rose looked disappointed and upset. Ed felt afraid while Al felt sorry…

Winry replied with a manic gleam in her eyes. "Well, I would love to see you two do a better job, and no alchemy allowed!" Rose giggled and agreed with Winry.

Ed, being a hot head, accepted for the both of them. Now alone, Al was a really good chief. However, Ed tended to be…let us say…a kitchen's worst nightmare?

End Flashback

They smelled something burning. Quickly they rushed into the kitchen, the stove was on fire. Completely. Engulfed. In. Flames.

"Put it out! Put it out! Ed! What did you do?!?"

"Why pin the blame on me!"

"Because you turned the oven on! I said 350!"

Ed clapped his hands and put them over the sink, creating a hose to put the bomb fire of a stove out.

"Really?" he replied with a nonchalance air, "Oops, I set it to 575."

A vain popped in Al's forehead. "What! Brother you're an idiot!

"Don't call your brother an idiot!" That vain got bigger…

"Don't give me reason to!"

They continued to bicker like that for a good hour, in which Hughes showed up and snapped pictures. They didn't even notice. Of course they lost their deal with Winry and Rose. Not only did they use alchemy, but all that was left of their holiday cookies were a pile of ash. They weren't even sure if it were the cookie's or the stove's ashes.

In the end they had to take their girlfriends shopping, all purchases on them. But they did get nice gifts, even if they paid for it… Ed and Al also were glad to accept and love the next batch of Christmas cookies that were made for them.

Spirit Elma's Christmas Cookies!

I make these every year for Christmas, and they are so good!

Peppermint Sugar Cookies

½ cup butter Crisco(or plain butter)
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon peppermint extract
1 tablespoon of milk
1 ¼ cup flour
Pinch of salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder.
Red and/or green food coloring(optional)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add Crisco and sugar(or cream the butter, then add sugar), beating until light. Add the egg, peppermint, and milk, and beat thoroughly. If wanted, add the food coloring. Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder together, add to the first mixture, and blend well. Arrange by teaspoonfuls on cookie sheets, 1 inch apart. Press down slightly and sprinkle a little sugar on top. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Note: separate cookie dough into two bowls for red and green coloring, really, lets use our common sense people!

If they don't come out right, then try again! Took me a few trys to get right! My friends and everyone in my family LOVES them!!! If you make them, please let me know how they turn out!