I am a baker.

I am not a fashionista. I am not a police officer. And by no means am I a ninja.

I can bake cookies, cupcakes, pies.

I cannot dress myself and only manage do so successfully with the help of April. I cannot figure out the ending of a mystery – book or movie – until it’s given me. And I don’t have nun chuck skills.

So it was a recipe for disaster (badaboom) when I was getting ready for my little stakeout tonight. I probably would have worn camo if I had it but thankfully, I didn’t. Instead, I went with the classic all black and the tighter the better. I looked like I was trying out for an interpretive dance group.

Embarrassing. So embarrassing.

It only made matters worse when I could see Finn smirk at me as I picked him up in the Civic. He probably would have laughed out loud had I not shoved a Midnight Cookie in his mouth. Thank God for Midnight Cookies.

Midnight Cookies

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1/3 cup butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup baking cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 tablespoons Nutella

1 cup dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together sugars, eggs, butter and vanilla, add cocoa powder. In a separate bowl, sift together flour and baking soda. Add flour mixture gradually to butter mixture, mixing until smooth and doughy. Stir in Nutella and chips. Spoon balls onto cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

– Adapted from http://en.petitchef.com/recipes/cookie-corner-midnight-chocolate-cookies-fid-333092