In case anybody was wondering, the following make baking a successful batch of my prized cookies very challenging:

1. Not having bowl. A corning ware dish is NOT a suitable replacement.

2. Not having an oven that works. This makes knowing what temperature the oven is at VERY tricky.

3. Not having measuring spoons. Eyeballing ingredients like baking powder is not really recommended.

4. Not having a spatula. Using your fingers and a knife to remove cookies that are stuck to the tin can be very destructive.