Before I gush over these delightful little cookies, I would like to ask everyone to please keep Niles (my darling, chubby, mild-mannered cat), in your thoughts for the next few days. He was just diagnosed with idiopathic vestibular syndrome. And even though most pets get over this scary-sounding affliction within a week, it breaks my heart to see him stumbling about with his head tilted uncomfortably to the left.
Niles took a trip to the vet yesterday (something that's traumatizing enough on it's own), and was given some anti-nausea pills. But late last night he literally could not take two steps without falling over. So after a long, sleepless night, I took him to the vet, again, where we were both reassured that the disturbing symptoms should pass in the next day or so. Till then I'm supposed to feed him by hand...something Niles and I loathe. The food is placed on a long, thick, tongue depressor (to protect my fingers), and I have to kind of scrape the soft food into his mouth and make sure that he swallows most of it. But Niles, who is surprisingly strong for a house cat, has a way of shaking his head out of my grip and tossing the food everywhere...except into his tummy.
There is now a smelly coating of soft cat food all over the bathroom; it's in the carpet, on the wall, in the sink (and my hair). And I swear that darn can of food that Niles is supposed to finish off in one day, is messing around with some kind of Mary Poppins handbag-like magic, it's endless! (We've only made it 3/4 of the way so far.) O_o
The vet made it look so easy.
If only the bottomless can of food was as irresistible to Niles, as these cookies were to his stressed out, sugar-craving, mom. (He would be better in no time!)
Despite the lime, the cookies are on the sweet side. But that sweetness is what makes them reminiscent of an actual creamsicle. If you want classic creamsicle, feel free to substitute the lime zest and juice with an orange. These cookies are soft and chewy and just plain perfect for summer! A word of caution though; Do not try the dough. Doing so may lead to less cookies and more feelings of shame (with a side of regret). Who can exercise in this heat?
*I'd also like to let you know about a bake sale that's coming up this weekend. All proceeds will go to the victims of the Colorado wildfires. The sale is hosted by Erin, of Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts, and includes treats from a lot of talented food bloggers, plus some fabulous raffle prizes! Please click here, for more details and enticing photos. (I'm donating a batch of peanut butter and Nutella swirl cookies)XO*
Adapted from Baked Perfection
26 comments:
Cute cookies, really! I can smell the lime... mmm :)
Aww, poor Niles! I hope he will be on the mend soon. As for the cookies, these look scrumptious! I love all the citrus goodness! :)
They look so good and so soft! Yum! Delicious and limey :-). I need a cookie recipe, but I don't have vanilla chips... Should I wait to get them or should I skip and make them chipless? :-)
Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful weekend!
Poor baby..I hope Niles will get better soon, I can imagine how difficult is to see him suffering..
Cookies with lime sound really great.
I'm sad for you, and for Niles. Hope he's better soon and eating his own food!
These cookies look lovely, and perfect for the summer.
@Cooking Rookie, You can definitely go chip-less in this recipe. The cookies won't be as sweet, but they'll still delicious. Or, you could also use white chocolate chips. :)
I will keep your sweet cat in my thoughts. Its so tough when they're ill. :(
Your cookies sound like a lovely distraction.
Poor Niles, and poor you for having to hand feed him, and clean up... Have another cookie--I know I would. They sound amazing!
Just made these cookies. They are wonderful!! Hope your sweet cat is better ASAP. Our dog had vertigo once. It was so sad:(
I certainly hope Niles feels better soon, it's so difficult to watch a pet in distress! These cookies do look like a lovely distraction in the meantime... :)
@Erin, I'm so glad you liked 'em!
Thanks for the well-wishes...Niles seems to be feeling much better today! :-)
Instant love! I actually have to go back and read the blog post, but I immediately had to comment on how sinfully delicious those cookies look! I swear I almost cried... Delicious!!!
And good luck with Niles! He definitely sounds like a handful right now. Hopefully he gets better soon!
Thanks, Jeff! He's feeling much better than he was 24 hours ago. :)
Dear Valerie, I found your site through Beth. These cookies sound like a delicious summer sweet treat! Beautiful photos as well. I hope Niles feels better. Blessings my dear, your friend, Catherine xo
I'm sorry to hear about your pussycat. Our cat was so big and strong that I wouldn't dare put anything in his mouth and when he needed medicine to keep him alive, they made a special ointment from the medicine that I rubbed into his ears twice a day. Apparently it gets absorbed there because there is no fur. It was expensive but he came to love having his ears rubbed because I always fed him straight afterwards. Good luck with Niles.
Thanks, Suzanne. I have never heard of that type of medication application, but it sounds so much easier! Will definitely ask my vet about it next time! :-)
I totally missed Erin's bake sale, argh..! Would have loved to bid on your treats!
I can feel the lime tingling at the back of my tongue and the sweetness of the cookie...YUM! A perfect summer cookie!
Oh, poor Niles! Hope he gets better soon and hope it gets better for you, as well...
i am sending good thoughts your way for Niles! it is so hard when they get sick! hope he gets better soon :) but these cookies are a delicious distraction. i had no idea vanilla chips existed, but now i need to track them down and make these.
I feel the same way about clipping the dogs' toe nails! I still can't figure out they do it! Hope Niles is already feeling better.
Oh no Poor Niles! :-( I hope he's feeling much better soon xx
The cookies sound (and look) delicious!
Nickki x
Yum, all my favorite flavours!!
I'm sorry to hear about your poor kitty. Big hugs to you! Hopefully, because I've been so behind in visiting my favorite blogs, by now he's much better.
Love the sound of these yummy cookies!
@Kristy, Niles is feeling much better now, thanks! :) (No worries, I'm behind on my blog reading too.)
I absolutely love these cookies!!! I added them to my National Cookie Roundup: http://www.grandbaby-cakes.com/2012/10/cookies-everywhere.html
These have been on my "to bake list" for a while and they are truly delicious! I made the first batch will limes and the second with navel oranges, to make the classic orange creamsicle, and it worked beautifully.
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