Monday, April 24, 2017

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies


 What a beautiful day to enjoy some cookies and tea by my little waterfall.  Won't you join me?  My granddaughter Cissy and I made these.  I'm using my Jonson Brothers Friendly Village Springtime plate and a Lenox teacup that Debbie gave me,  from She Graces Her Home In God's Beauty.

Here is Cissy with all her Chocolate Crinkle Cookies ready to go into the oven.  Isn't she such a cute little baker?

I bought this sweet cherub from HomeGoods, but first talked myself out of it, went home and decided to go back the next day.  Hooray!!  It was still there and I  decided to purchase it.    It looks so pretty next to my waterfall, doesn't it?


Behind the cherub is my oak leaf hydrangea plant that my youngest son planted for me last year.  Isn't it a beauty?  Supposedly this plant does well in Texas.  

This is some happy news that I received recently!



yield: 40 cookies (although the cookbook said 24)
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Cissy rated this cookie a 5-Star!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 and 2/3 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 and 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Put the powdered sugar in a medium bowl and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy and pale, about three minutes. Turn off the mixer and scrape down the sides. Add 1 egg and beat until blended. Add the other egg and the vanilla and beat until blended. Turn off the mixer and add the flour mixture. Mix on low speed just until blended. Scrape down the bowl.
  4. Scoop up a rounded tablespoonfuls of dough and roll into a balls. Roll the balls of dough in the powdered sugar until completely covered. Place the balls on the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them 2" apart.
  5. Bake the cookies 1 sheet at a time until crackled and puffed, 10-12 minutes. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and place on a wire rack. Let cool for 15 minutes, then use a metal spatula to move the cookies directly to the wire rack. Let cool completely.
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Monday, April 17, 2017

10th Teacup Exchange

These are my special gifts that I received from my new friend Lauren, who blogs at Wonderfully Made.  This was the 10th Teacup Exchange that the sweet hostess, Stephanie, from The Enchanting Rose organizes so tirelessly and joyously for us twice a year.  I sent my gifts to the lovely Lea from Cici's Corner.   I forgot to take a picture of the gifts that I sent, but you can check them out at Lea's blog here.   Although it's such fun to receive the package in the mail, it's just as much fun to send the package off!


I received this pretty handmade card from Lauren.  Isn't she talented?  Both Lauren and Lea are new friends that I've been fortunate to meet through Stephanie's teacup exchange.  I always love meeting new friends, don't you?


Isn't this vintage teacup so pretty?  I just love this lily of the valley design, from Royal Stuart. When I see this patch of flowers it reminds me of those that were growing along my patio, when I lived in Ohio.  I can almost smell their fragrant scent!


How did Lauren know that I love spicy tea?  Lauren said that this loose leaf tea is a best seller from the tea shop that she purchased it from.


I also received this pretty vintage, lace-trimmed hankie, pretty stickers, and....


....lavender from Lauren's garden, homemade shell-shaped lavender soap, a heart shaped tea infuser, and vintage earrings.  Lauren said that she decorates with vintage earrings.  Isn't that a fun idea?  Thank you, Lauren, from the bottom of my heart.  I LOVE all of my specially selected gifts that you shared with such generosity and thoughtfulness.  Every time I sip tea from my new teacup, I will think of you.

 

Thank you, dearest Stephanie, for your wonderful organizational skills and kindness in being our hostess. Please be sure and stop by to see all the loveliness at:

It's that time. . .



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Monday, April 10, 2017

Bunny Cupcakes

 Please join me for a bunny cupcake out on my patio, won't you?  Mr. Rabbit, that I made years ago, is hosting our party today.  My son, Mike, painted some rocks to resemble Easter Eggs. 


 I'm using this pretty teacup that my Mom gave me, which is an unnamed Royal Albert one.


 Cissy made a bunch of bunny cupcakes after school one day to take home to her family.  Doesn't she looked pleased with her results?  Can you see my bunny garland that I crocheted,  that's hopping in the background?


 I had lunch with Ella at her school and I brought the makings for the cupcake for her to put together.  


 Ella's big sister, Avery, loves her sweets and she was happy to make a cupcake for dessert, too.  Yes, Nana's Cooking Camp will travel!


 This little cutie wanted nothing to do with the marshmallow ears, but loved the rest of the entire cupcake..."I like cake!"  Me, too, Harper!

I thought I'd brighten your day by showing my basket of Gerbera Daisies because they're so cheery!



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Bunny Cupcakes

There's really not much of a recipe for this, but it's fun for kids to put together.

INGREDIENTS:

  • Prepared cupcakes, either from a mix or by scratch
  • Vanilla frosting, either canned or homemade buttercream
  • Regular sized marshmallows, for the bunny ears
  • Small pink jelly beans for the nose
  • Small candies for the eyes, such as Sixlets, M&M's, or even colored icing
  • Pink Sparkling Sugar, for the inside the bunny ears

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Bake cupcakes as directed on package, or make from scratch. Let cool.
  2. Frost cupcakes with the vanilla frosting.
  3. Cut marshmallows diagonally in half, for the bunny ears. Sprinkle some of the pink sugar on a plate, and dip the sticky part of the ears in the sugar.
  4. Place the ears on the bunny's head. Add the jelly bean for the nose and some small candies for the eyes. Enjoy your bunny cupcake!
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