Today is Day 3 of the Virtual Cookie Exchange, hosted by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt. Carol always does such a great job with these blog hops and is so good at keeping us in line and ready. Thanks, Carol.
These are the fabulous maker/bakers you'll meet:
December 5
Creatin' in the Sticks
DesertSky Quilting
Karrin’s Crazy World
Days Filled With Joy
Just Because Quilts
That Fabric Feeling
For The Love Of Geese
Words & Stitches
December 6
MooseStashQuilting
Just Sew Quilter
Ms P Designs USA
Beaquilter
Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
Stitchin At Home
December 7
Inflorescence
Crazy'boutquilts
Patchouli Moon Studio
Texas Quilt Gal
Pinker n' Punkin Quilting & Stitching
Needled Mom
Quilted Delights
December 8
Just Let Me Quilt
Quiltscapes
Songbird Designs
Patchwork Breeze
Quilt Schmilt
Homespun Hannah's Blog
Happy Cottage Quilter
I always enjoy the Virtual Cookie Exchange. Over the years I have accumulated so many great cookie recipes shared by wonderful bakers.
We have too many favorite recipes to count, but one that is a constant favorite around here is the Raspberry-Nut cookie. Not only do they melt in your mouth, but they look so festive too. It's a recipe that was found in a Sunset Cookies cookbook.
Ingredients:
1 cup softened butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/3 cup ground pecans (ground finely in food processor)
2 cups all purpose flour
Powdered sugar
Approx. 1/4 cup raspberry jam
In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and granulated sugar until creamy; beat in vanilla. Gradually add pecans and flour, blending thoroughly. Cover and place in refrigerator until firm enough to handle (1-2 hours).
On a floured board, roll out dough to a 1/8" thickness. Cut with 2" cookie cutter. Using a very small cookie cutter, cut out center of half of the cookies. Bake at 375* for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer to racks and cool.
Sift powdered sugar over cookies with the center hole. Place small dollop of jam on bottom portion of cookies and top with sugar covered cookies, making a sandwich. Can be stored in an airtight container.
This is the time of year that I love to decorate our home with Christmas quilts. Although not quilted yet, this is my latest Christmas quilt.
A few of my other favorites...
Another fun thing to do with fabric, if you are not a quilter, is to make a festive ornament. My mother and I taught these in my daughter's 4th grade class, so they are very doable this close to Christmas. We had so many compliments from the parents on them and thought I would share it here.
What you will need:
3 or 4” styrofoam ball
white Gesso
school glue
ribbon and beaded trim
iridescent glitter
fabric
Dilute gesso slightly and paint the styrofoam ball. Allow to dry.
Cut out fabric motifs while the ball is drying. Using white school glue, paint the back of the motifs with the glue and apply to the dry ball.
Once all the motifs are placed, paint a slightly diluted (with water) glue over the entire ball. Sprinkle lightly with glitter. Allow to dry completely.
Using the ribbon and beaded trim, make a bow and glue to the top of the ball with a ribbon hanger.
Hang on the tree.
Your bars look yummy!! And all your quilts! So festive! I LOVE your Grinch hand!!!! I decorate our small bathroom in Grinch. It is so fun! Thank you for the ornament idea. I might do that with my DGD next year. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYour Raspberry Nut cookies look so delicious. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe and for sharing how you made the darling decoupage ornament. What a fun idea. Your quilts are gorgeous. The Grinch one made me smile. Merry Christmas
ReplyDeleteYour cookie recipe sounds delicious and well worth a try in my kitchen, I think!!! Your latest Christmas quilt is a beauty and the baubles are a brilliant idea. Thank you for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI remember when you made your Silent Night quilt...it is still one of my favorites, although all of your Christmas quilts are wonderful. ;o)
ReplyDeleteI remember when you made your Silent Night quilt. It is still one of my favorites. Although all your Christmas quilts are wonderful ;o)
ReplyDeleteCute ornament idea! The cookies look wonderful, and all your Christmas quilts are charming.
ReplyDeleteOh my what a delightful assortment you have shared today! I love that first quilt you are working on! But then the others are all so gorgeous too! And that ornament looks like a fun project to try too. Those cookies are too pretty to eat!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful ornament, I'm sure the class had fun making them!
ReplyDeleteThe cookies, the quilts, the ornaments, oh my...where to begin. They are all so incredible. I am going to have to keep your ornaments in mind next year. That would be a fun project with my grand daughter, who will be old enough then. I LOVE your newest quilt. It is absolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteCute ornament! And your cookies look delicious, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo many pretty quilts for the holidays! The cookies look tasty, and that ornament is so clever!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts, I especially like your newest one. The cookies look yummy, and great idea for an ornament!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilts.
ReplyDeleteYour newest quilt is so cute and amazing...love the Santa! The collection of Christmas quilts you showed us is incredible. They are all gorgeous! I am not very crafty, but you made that beautiful ornament look easy. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh Mary, this was a very festive post! The raspberry nut cookie sounds delish. I enjoy seeing your Christmas quilts. I'm sure your granddaughter loved having you and your mom make the adorable ornaments with her class. Merry Christmas, my friend.
ReplyDeleteJust added your cookies recipe to my list. I got one of those cookie cutters this year on clearance after christmas and have yet to use one. It cuts out the round cookie and has different shapes for the centers.
ReplyDeleteThose cookies sound and look delicious. I may have to try them this year. I love your Christmas quilts and the ornament. Thanks for the instructions.
ReplyDeleteThose cookies are totally gorgeous - really too pretty to eat. :) Thanks for the recipe. All those Christmas quilts...and I don't seem to even get one done. Great idea for the ornament; I make one each year for the grands so this is a wonderful tut.
ReplyDeleteOh those cookies look too pretty to eat! Your latest quilt is stunning! Love all the vibrant colors. Thank you for the tutorial on how to make the cute ornament.
ReplyDeleteThose ornaments are gorgeous! I may try that with my granddaughter this very year. At 11, she can do all that! The cookies are so pretty. Thank you for sharing such a simple, but elegant, cookie! I like the newest quilt, and all the rest, too. I have made quite a few - I guess Christmas quilts are just too much fun to make!
ReplyDeleteYour latest quilt is really pretty. All of your quilts are too. The ornament is beautiful- thank you for the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteThose cookies look delicious! Your new quilt is beautiful, and all the others are too (love the fun Grinch one), but I especially like the Silent Night quilt. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat project - those balls look so festive and pretty. I still have the ornaments my adult kids made in school. I printed off your recipe, it sounds and looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention what a beautiful collection of Christmas quilts you have! I am partial to that Grinch hand with ornament - lol!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get the Grinch hand with ornament pattern?
ReplyDeleteI sketched it out myself and did appliqué to create it.
DeleteYour cookie recipe sounds delicious! I love the idea for the ornaments and will have to remember that one when my grands are a bit older. It's always fun seeing people's Christmas quilts and yours are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou have a great collection of Christmas quilts. I love the new one, but I think Silent Night is my favorite!! My DH would really love that Grinch! LOL Thanks for sharing all your goodies.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful show of Christmas quilts, goodies, and ornaments! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYour cookies loom delicious! And I love all your holiday quilts. They are fun!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful collection of Christmas quilts. Festive cookies! I really enjoyed seeing how you made the ornament. It is gorgeous.
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Glad you enjoyed the virtual cookie exchange. I don't bake Christmas cookies. I've never enjoyed baking, plus we don't need the extra calories sitting here tempting us, lol. My 1 SIL does some baking and brings cookies to the family gathering and I managed not to eat even one this year. I make egg casseroles for everyone so they can have a nice Christmas morning breakfast instead of doing cookies. Your quilts are wonderful, so pretty and colorful. Your newest one looks great, even though it's not yet quilted. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Stay warm, and stay healthy....not all that easy to do.
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What a darling Christmas quilt top you have made! The cookie recipe sounds delicious. Wish I had time to make some . Time now is spent care giving my 96 year old Mom. It's hard to squeeze 7 days into 5 especially around this time of year. Merry Christmas and God's blessings through out the New Year!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing your Christmas quilts parade!!! Happy new year!
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