Hello!!!
Evidently, it’s been a SUPER busy week behind the scenes right here on the 365 homestead. I completed up baking, photographing and enhancing the ultimate few cookie recipes earlier than the 12 Days formally wrapped. Only a bit aggravating as I although I is perhaps calling it 2023’s 11 Days of Cookies, nevertheless it all labored out in the long run, and I’m so tremendous excited that you just all have been having fun with them so! Thanks for all of the feedback and messages!! ❤️
Not solely was there a mad rush to get the cookies completed, however I needed to get all of it finished earlier than I headed off to Ohio for our annual “Dolls” journey. It’s been taking place each December for the previous 4 years (besides that ONE yr 😉) the place my shut group of pals trade our “favourite issues” for Christmas, and simply hang around for the week. It’s been AMAZING and I’m sitting right here within the Baltimore airport ready to catch my flight again to Windfall as I kind this – therefore the e-newsletter delay. Apart – can I inform you simply how a lot I LOVE to folks watch in airports. It’s actually one in every of my favourite issues. Folks simply fascinate me.
Our group of dolls embody Mary of Barefeet within the Kitchen, Rebecca of Foodie with Household, Christi of Love from the Oven, and Meseidy of The Noshery. Should you aren’t already aware of them, I urge you to take a look at their websites as they’re all so very gifted and I KNOW you’ll discover some unbelievable issues to make this vacation season. We’ve nicknamed ourselves as such as a result of we like to torment one another with pics of and precise creepy dolls that we discover at vintage shops, the web, and so forth. QUITE typically.
These pretty girls shocked me with a 1/2 birthday celebration with a very embellished bed room, presents, and a tiara!! I like them a lot! You’ll should excuse the selfie above. LOL I’m a meals blogger, not a vogue and elegance influencer. 😂
It was wonderful, nice to chortle till we actually cried, relaxed and simply frolicked.
Now I’m motivated to work once more prepared to begin planning 2024’s 12 Days of Cookies!! For realz!!
This previous week I completed up my 12 Days of Cookies! Beginning Black Friday, I posted one cookie recipe day by day for the next 12 days. I’d love to listen to which one is your favourite!
I need to strive the entire 12 Days of Cookies!
Sunday: Salsa Casera 🏈
Monday: Macaroni & Cheese
Tuesday: Taco Pockets
Wednesday: Crimson Velvet Cherry Dream Bars
Thursday: Hen Caesar Salad
Friday: Date Night time
Saturday: Straightforward Raspberry Star Bread
Since we’re speaking cookies…😉 I believed I would share among the merchandise I used to make a few of our 12 Days of Cookies recipes.
This OXO Cookie Press. With out query, THE greatest cookie press I’ve utilized in all my years of utilizing cookie presses. It’s straightforward, and I don’t have an issue with the cookies releasing once I make any of my Spritz cookie recipes.
OXO Sugar Dusting Wand – in case you haven’t already purchased it, I encourage you to take action. It makes sprinkling powdered sugar on Linzer Cookies and the Meringue Christmas Bushes so stinking straightforward.
A set of Offset Spatulas. Critically. These are the belongings you by no means knew you wanted till you even have them and use them. They unfold chocolate and caramel over Millionaire Bars rather more simply than an everyday rubber spatula does.
Since I NEVER use the handles on my grandmother’s previous rolling pin, I all the time attain for this French rolling pin. I simply discover that it rolls dough higher, and love the best way it feels in my arms. It labored completely for rolling our our Cookie Sticks!
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Have you learnt find out how to maintain your brown sugars contemporary?
Place a bit of bread in an hermetic sealed container with the sugar.
The bread will draw the moisture out of the sugar, retaining it contemporary! Exchange the bread when it hardens.
Simply in time for the vacations, I’ve launched three new ebooks! Every one is bought individually or get all three at a reduced worth. These ebooks come as a PDF and can be utilized on any digital gadget.
