the expected cookie ~

Since I have responsibilities tomorrow that take me away from 6 AM till sometime late into the evening, I had best make the 'expected cookie'. I only make this cookie during the month of December and since tomorrow is the 1st, I had better get on it. This is a cookie from my childhood that my family enjoys too, I didn't expect that!

It is not a hard cookie to make, just very messy. They are Russian Tea Cakes, not a cake but a cookie. A round ball of cookie goodness studded with walnuts and rolled twice in confectioners sugar. These are also know as the 'watch out' cookie, don't inhale as you bite or you will inhale powered sugar.

Yesterdays I made cookies was from the Milk & Cookie cookbook and the family really liked the flavor and texture. Maybe this is the perfect gingersnap cookie. We will see if the dd #2 asks for it again.

My finished Friday projects are my project bag and inside contain all the goodies I made for the SD Modern Quilt Guild scrap swap. A little zipper pouch, two mug rugs and earl grey tea.

A little recipe for you ~ I think I have had this recipe since the big kids were in pre-school, a long  time ago

Gingerbread Playdough

2 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground ginger

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. cloves

Sift together dry ingredients

1/2 cup shortening melted and cooled slightly

1/2 cup sugar

2/3 cup molasses

& 1 egg

Mix well and let cool

Add half of dry ingredients to shortening mixture blend then add the remainder and mix well

Shape like playdough or use cookie cutters

Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes

Enjoy.

elving in progress ~

My daughter snapped this picture of me

Love the baby hem attachment

on Robert Kaufman oxford fabric

loaded with DMC floss no 8

 

using topstitch needles

stack of Christmas goodness

for Santa's sleigh ~

I have been enjoying a little elving this week. Made this stack of fabric goodness and can't say what or how just yet but there are lots of clues in the pictures. I really like my new sewing machine and it came with an unexpected attachment, the baby hem. 

Then I tried to embellish the twill tape with no.8 floss and my Janome kept chugging and coughing. I did manage to finished the red and so I began the blue and had to rip it all out. I played with the tensions and went super slow but my machine said no! For short distances and if you don't need to see the backside it is a really great accent to sewing projects. One of the SD Quilt Guild members shared this technique on zipper pouch.

This weekend I have a debate tournament, decorating and quilt guild scrap swap. The holidays have begun. 

Cookies ~

gingersnaps

Trying to find the best gingersnap recipe for darling daughter #2. I don't think she minds all of my attempts. From the book Miette was a subtlety flavored ginger cookie but even though I cooked them longer, they still didn't 'snap'. Maybe I need to roll them out thinner. So with time permitting, I will whip up a batch of cookies from the Milk & Cookies book given to me by dd #1 and see what the family thinks.

Time to bring out the advent calendar

Have a lovely day!