Today I had a sudden bout of anxiety and/or racing heart. Possibly Klonopin withdrawal effect or just anxiety, I don't know. In any case, I'm also quite disappointed that I wasted ingredients (money) and time trying to make an American recipe for oatmeal raisin nut cookies, but with Czech groceries. I happened to find a Czech language recipe that was exactly the same as my favorite American one, except using a certain Czech flour. I thought, "Great!" but found them to be a complete failure in the end. I think that Czech recipe blogger stole the American recipe and just translated everything (including the gram measurements) other than the flour type. It makes a difference! That, or maybe also the oats were slightly different, and yet I was careful to scrutinize them and they looked the same and their cooking time on the label was also the same as rolled oats in the US. The flour issue is a big one. If I ever want to make them again, I'm going to have to experiment using a combination of two Czech flours. If it never works out, I guess I'll have to ask my sister to make cookies the next time I visit. This type of situation proves that baking is a science. Different than cooking.

I asked my husband to help me write a negative review in the Czech blogger's comments section.