Friday, March 28, 2008

Cookies and Aprons & Other News

How time flies!! I can't believe it's been so long since my last post!! Over spring break I helped my daughter with her My Space. I joined a new net work The Apronista, it's like "My Space" for apron lovers, with forums and other fun!! But I never got around to posting on my blog.

Speaking of aprons, I recently completed an apron that my daughter and I had been working on. I wish I had a photo of her wearing it, but she seems to be a moving target this time of year. The machine embroidery designs are from Anita GoodDesign's "Tween Cutie" collection.

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Cookies
What to do, what to do? No brown sugar? Yes, can you believe it my daughter needed to take cookies to school, but when I went to the pantry there was no brown sugar. Of course I could have added molasses to the white sugar or even gone to the store, but as I was looking in the pantry I remembered a recipe for Melt In Your Mouth Sugar Cookies that I had made in the past. These cookies were so wonderful they truly melted in your mouth. So off I went to my recipe files. The cookies were so yummy. I thought I would share the recipe with my blogger friends.



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Melt In Your Mouth Sugar Cookies

preheat oven to 375 degrees

MIX:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup white sugar
ADD TO SUGAR MIXTURE AND MIX UNTIL LIGHT:
1 cup butter
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
SIFT AND ADD:
4 cups + 4 t flour
1 t soda
1 t salt
1 t cream of tarter

Chill for 1 hour (I chill the dough in the freezer if I'm in a hurry).
Form the chilled dough into balls, roll in sugar, and then press with the bottom of a glass.
Bake 10 min., give or take depending on desired doneness.

Other News:
I've been working on an ETSY shop, it is all set up, but I'm not quite ready to share. I need to add to my inventory. I can't decide if I should specialize in one type of item or offer up a variety of things. I would love suggestions. I hope to have it ready to share next week.

Thought I'd share a pic of my little ones on Easter.


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Fancy that, cookies, aprons, and kiddos, what could be better!!!

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