tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36111422079418798622024-02-19T00:32:53.217-05:00My Sweet LifeAdventures in sweet artElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-6456986361129567712012-05-07T12:01:00.002-04:002012-05-11T18:49:59.273-04:00Paris, je t'aime<div style="text-align: center;">
One of my very favorite things is when someone asks me to do a cookie design that I haven't done before. I absolutely love being out of my "creative comfort zone". I love to have a blank cookie in front of me and know in my head how I want it to look and transfer it onto my "canvas". </div>
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So it was with these cookies. I was given the theme Paris, and the colors black and pink. Knowing this was for an anniversary party, I wanted to incorporte as much "love" as I could :)</div>
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I've always thought about going to Paris, and about ten years ago I almost had the chance - but it was not to be. I was so close - living in Europe - but the day before things changed. One day... </div>
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...one day I'll see the Eiffel Tower for real!</div>
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Everything was done freehand. I drew "chandelier" image, piped it onto wax paper, let it dry and then transferred it onto the cookies. I am learning to do writing better after lots of practice, but I would love for a KopyKake to be in my future...</div>
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Such a romantic city, or so I've been told.</div>
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These photos by <a href="http://www.wendylakephotography.com/#" target="_blank">Wendy Lake Photography</a><br />
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I hope that the couple that I made these for have a wonderful anniversary, and that these cookies help them remember why they first fell in love.</div>
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Keep it sweet!</div>
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<br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-86141208590279165172012-02-16T13:41:00.000-05:002012-02-16T13:41:47.189-05:00Just Chill, Baby...<div style="text-align: center;">Is it chilly and snowy where you are? Or are you headed to the pool or beach to bask in the sun?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I live in a warm climate, I still like to think of this time of year as winter. Yes, I have my AC on. And it's a little over 80 degrees outside, I'm in shorts, a sleeveless shirt, and sandals. But it's still winter somewhere!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nevertheless, I've made some winter cookies that I'd like to share with you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some cute snowmen:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here they are personalized:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I did these snowflake/hat/mitten cookies to match a Winter ONEderland party theme.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Penguins are a hot item right now and I think they are so cute! I have plans to make them in many different colors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">These were my pink Valentine penguins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made some snowflake cookies to match the pink theme, but was in a rush and didn't get pictures! Oh well, just an excuse to make more, right?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Wherever you are, and whatever your weather is like at the moment, I hope you are taking the time to enjoy something sweet!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep it sweet,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-57559089778976945192012-01-22T13:42:00.000-05:002012-01-22T13:42:14.172-05:00Fairy Tale Cookie Project<div style="text-align: center;">Just recently I had the amazing opportunity and honor of being part of a wonderful cookie project. Anne from <a href="http://www.flourboxbakery.com/" target="_blank">Flour Box Bakery</a> organized this project by 21 cookiers in the US (and 1 in Korea). The project was based on many different fairy tales, with each of us taking one specific fairy tale and making cookies with that theme for a baby shower.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made Peter Pan cookies, and tried to incorporate the idea of staying a child and being happy - since those are both huge themes in the story of Peter Pan. I also wanted to make it seem like there was pixie dust sprinkled all over the cookies!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, I put some kind of "pixie dust" on every cookie - whether it was scattered dots painted in luster dust or icing dots . I wanted the characters to look as childlike as I could, so I used some art from <a href="http://princekido.deviantart.com/art/50-Chibis-Disney-Peter-Pan-193529410?q=gallery%3Aprincekido%2F27974845&qo=21" target="_blank">here</a> as my inspiration for my characters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yadira of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/onesweetparty" target="_blank">One Sweet Party</a> designed a beautiful bag tag and bag topper for our project:<br />
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Some close ups:</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">You can see the full project at <a href="http://www.flourboxbakery.com/blogs/tidbits" target="_blank">Anne's Blog</a>, and I've also included links to everyone's projects below. Enjoy the beauty of some amazing, talented artists - my Sugar Sisters!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep it sweet,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth<br />
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<div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Little Red Riding Hood, presented by Angela of Oh, Sugar Events</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oh-Sugar-Events" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.ohsugareventplanning.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Oh Sugar Events Blog</a></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, presented by Susan of The Painted Cookie</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/The.Painted.Cookie" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.paintedcookiedesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Painted Cookie Blog</a><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;"><span><strong>Aladdin, presented by Nicole of Life's a Batch</strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/LifesABatch" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a><br />
<a href="http://lifesabatch.com/" target="_blank">Life's A Batch Blog</a></span><span><br />
</span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Rapunzel, presented by Adrianne of Color Me Cookie</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Color-Me-Cookie" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Alice in Wonderland, presented by Debbie of Mt. Lookout Sweets</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mtlookoutsweets" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Prince Charming of Cinderella, presented by Tiffany of TheRedCooky</span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><u><a href="http://www.facebook.com/RedCooky" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></u></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.theredcooky.com/" target="_blank">The Red Cooky Blog</a> </span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Jack and the Beanstalk, presented by Laura of Laura's Cookies</span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
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</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Princess and the Pea, presented by Anne of Flour Box Bakery</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flour-Box-Bakery" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.flourboxbakery.com/" target="_blank">Flour Box Bakery Blog</a></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Pinocchio, presented by Stephanie of the Hungry Hippopotamus</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hungry-Hippopotamus" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Peter Pan, presented by Elizabeth of SweetArt Sweets</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sweetartsweets" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.sweetartsweets.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">SweetArt Sweets Blog</a></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Frog Prince, presented by Anita of Sweet Hope Cookies</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/SweetHopeCookies" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.sweethopecookies.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Hope Cookies Blog</a></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Jasmine, presented by Kimberly of Sweet Creations</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/SweetCreationsCookies" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.sweetcreationscookies.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Creations Blog</a> </span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Little Bo Peep, presented by Lorraine of Lorraine's Cookies</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/lrussocookies" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://lorrainescookies.com/" target="_blank">Lorraine's Cookies Blog</a> </span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Tinkerbell, presented by Andrea of Cupookie</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/cupookie" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.cupookie.com/" target="_blank">Cupookie Blog</a></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Cinderella, presented by Hillary of The Cookie Countess</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cookie-Countess" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://thecookiecountess.com/" target="_blank">The Cookie Countess Blog</a></span><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Hercules, presented by Sarah of Songbird Sweets</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/songbirdsweets" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.songbirdsweets.com/" target="_blank">Songbird Sweets Blog</a></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Sleeping Beauty, presented by Natalie of Palestine Painted Cookie</span></b></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Palestine-Painted-Cookie" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Myriad Web", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.palestinepaintedcookie.com/" target="_blank">Palestine Painted Cookie Blog</a></span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bananas usually get eaten pretty quickly at our house. However, my son has not been too keen on them lately and now my daughter didn't seem too into them either. So I had two bananas left and they were in the beginning stages of being too ripe to enjoy. I thought about making banana nut bread. But then I thought banana nut muffins might be really yummy!<br />
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So I googled "the best banana nut muffins" and got a recipe that sounded really good. I tweaked it slightly and this is what I came up with:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2-3 ripe bananas</div><div style="text-align: center;">one egg</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/3 cup melted butter</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/8 tsp lemon extract</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 Tb strong coffee or espresso</div><div style="text-align: center;">6 Tb milk (if using 3 bananas, cut this to 3 Tb)</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour</div><div style="text-align: center;">3/4 cup sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 tsp salt</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 tsp baking powder</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 tsp baking soda</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 tsp cinnamon</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*recipe adapted from <a href="http://busterbucks.hubpages.com/hub/Worlds-Best-and-easiest-Banana-Nut-Muffins" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Preheat your oven to 350. You'll need two bowls, one for wet ingredients, and one for dry ingredients. Mash up the bananas with a fork in the wet ingredient bowl. Stir in the rest of the wet ingredients (egg, melted butter, vanilla, coffee, milk). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Put all of your dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nuts) into the other bowl. Stir, making sure that all the ingredients are combined well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do not stir at this point - you want to FOLD it slowly and carefully around 10-12 times. Your batter will be lumpy - that is how you want it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now you can fill your muffin tin! This recipe made 12 muffins. I used cupcake liners for mine, but you can spray your tin with cooking spray or a small amount of shortening to prevent sticking. I find the liners to be much easier with clean up - and much easier to get out of the tin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sprinkle some sugar on top of your batter. Be generous - it makes a delicious glaze on top while baking!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bake them for 18-20 minutes at 350. I have a gas oven and it seems to bake more quickly than an electric, so mine were done after 18 minutes. Depending on your oven you may have to go a little longer. Test it with a toothpick.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are so moist, and the sugar on top really adds to the delicious-ness. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you don't devour them straight out of the oven (my 2 year old daughter gobbled up two of them right away), wrap them up and save for later - pop them in the microwave for a few seconds... maybe add a dollop of butter and enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep it sweet!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-56994423865416137522011-10-23T23:02:00.000-04:002011-10-23T23:02:28.640-04:00My Favorite Season - FALL!<div style="text-align: center;">I love fall! I grew up in the midwest, and always adored when fall would come around. It wasn't bitterly cold winter yet, and the dreary hot summer was over - it was fall! The changing of the leaves was my favorite part. My sister and I would rake the leaves in our front and back yard - okay, we would rake them into piles so that we could play in them! Sometimes we would rake a pile so big and then dive into it, and cover each other with more leaves so that we were entirely covered. Good times!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">One especially beautiful fall day was October 6, 2000. I remember the exact date because it was the day before my sister got married. The drive to our church was always beautiful during fall - there were numerous trees surrounding that back woods area, and the leaves on the trees were the most vibrant fall colors you can imagine. I remember driving to the church that night for the rehearsal dinner, and everything just seemed more colorful and gorgeous. I had my camera with me of course - so I made a few stops just to snap some photos of those amazing leaves. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't live in the midwest anymore, so fall is something that I miss a lot! I just made a trip home last week, and I had almost forgotten how beautiful those leaves get. Although, I'm not used to the cold anymore, so I think I would rather miss out on the changing of the leaves than be freezing! :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my rendition of those beautiful fall leaves I remember so well:</div><br />
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<div align="center">Had to add some acorns and cute little squirrels to the mix.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">When I traveled home last week, my sweet aunt bought me some new cookie cutters. I was like a little kid in a candy store, all new cutters!! I was finally able to make some Halloween cookies that I have been meaning to make for about a month now!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">I got the inspiration for the pumpkin faces from none other than Martha Stewart. You can see the cute clip art project that she did with pumpkins <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/274457/halloween-clip-art/@center/276965/halloween">here</a>.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I have another set of Halloween cookies that I am so excited about, because they turned out even better than what I had imagined in my head - I love it when that happens because it's not very often! But that is going to have to wait until Halloween...</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Until then, keep it sweet.</div><div align="center">Elizabeth</div><div align="center"></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-30977331388170461532011-09-10T12:44:00.000-04:002011-09-10T12:44:58.857-04:00Hello Kitty Birthday<div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe my baby girl is 2! It was a bittersweet moment realizing that my baby is not so much a baby anymore. I thought back to the moment I first saw her when the nurse brought her all swaddled up to me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a perfect moment; there we were, the four of us - my husband, me, my son, and my new baby girl. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I went all out for her 1st birthday last year, so this year I made it a little simpler. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First, we opened presents. Big brother was there to help.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then it was time for cake!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I made a three-layer chocolate cake with a layer of chocolate custard and a layer of butterscotch custard. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The outside was covered in vanilla buttercream with a royal icing dots and a royal icing Hello Kitty. I just made a printout of a Hello Kitty, put it under wax paper and filled it in with royal icing. When it was dry, it peeled right off the paper.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I also made some cookies.</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">Then, it was time to play outside!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">Kisses from Daddy are always good, too.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">Keep it sweet,</div><div align="center">Elizabeth</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-65148957119290061262011-09-01T09:14:00.007-04:002011-09-01T13:58:49.487-04:00Whooo Wants Cookies? I do!!!<div style="text-align: center;">Most of you have probably already seen these cookie owls that I made a few months ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">A friend of mine had wrapped up a gift for my son in the most adorable owl wrapping paper, and when I saw it, I knew I had to make those owls into cookies!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I used a tulip cookie cutter, and just cut the top middle part and the stem off before baking. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added the brown icing first, doing the wings and ears. When those were dry, I did the head, and when the icing was still wet, applied the white for the eyes. When the brown was completely dry, I added the colored body. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You'll need to wait at least a couple of hours to finish the following steps. To be on the safe side, I usually wait overnight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added the dots with a #1 tip, and finished the eyes with black and yellow edible marker. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hmQLCS5JkoN4spU7YKrTl-3AXZotWkM5ipgDXxFwhi9o5KPqHGRP1ONpZd-j3aTl50Z2wn6kyvI2JdLYf5KmkUiLBLrR1xFxZ9ACF5K39qUZBQ4eD71FXVZ0B04h5i9e-1XU0KuW_20/s1600/marker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hmQLCS5JkoN4spU7YKrTl-3AXZotWkM5ipgDXxFwhi9o5KPqHGRP1ONpZd-j3aTl50Z2wn6kyvI2JdLYf5KmkUiLBLrR1xFxZ9ACF5K39qUZBQ4eD71FXVZ0B04h5i9e-1XU0KuW_20/s1600/marker.jpg" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, you'll want to add a cute little yellow beak too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the minis at first, I used a mini round cutter. I needed guys and girl owls for the event, so I added a little bow to the girls :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I had a request for mini owls that looked the same as my original owls. That is how these little guys originated!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love their personalities! I want to be the winking one ;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep it sweet,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the cookies I made in her honor.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Keep it sweet,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-43444450318219240832011-07-19T00:10:00.006-04:002011-07-20T18:02:18.944-04:001,000 Facebook Fan Giveaway!!!Here it is... finally! I promised you all a big giveaway, and there are 5 amazing sponsors and 6 wonderful prizes to win!!! All you have to do is make sure you fill out the forms for each prize below (name, email, and the checkbox that you have "liked" the sponsor's page), and you will be submitted into the giveaway. Winners will be notified via email in one week. To see pictures of what the sponsors are offering, go <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.221849481184577.53623.146598992042960">here</a>. Good luck!<br />
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I did some traveling in my early 20's, from Europe to Africa, and I loved it. I loved all the different, rich cultures, and I enjoyed being able to see how other people live. That said, I cannot describe what came over me while entering customs and seeing the signs "Welcome to the United States". I guess it was knowing that I was home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For the 4th of July this year, I wanted to depict something that would show my love for America. My love for those who have served and who currently serve, and for those who have sacrificed everything. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Using red, white, and blue, I decided to use a heart shaped cookie and put hearts on top of that!</div><br />
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Keep it sweet,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-50559444823091046862011-06-19T13:19:00.001-04:002011-09-01T14:00:53.233-04:00Who's Got the Control? A Father's Day Cookie Gift<div style="text-align: center;">Just for the record, this was not my original idea. I got my inspiration <a href="http://itswrittenonthewalls.blogspot.com/2011/06/fathers-day-give-him-remote-control.html">here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought this was a cute idea for a Father's Day gift! I was so excited about all the little details and writing the numbers on the icing. My son, 4, was equally excited. He questioned me as I put the real remote on top of the cookie dough to trace the shape out, "Mommy, you're making a remote cookie?!" with such excitement. He watched me throughout the entire process; the first layer of icing, the icing details, and then writing the details on the icing. I told him that the cookies were for Daddy, and we could not eat them yet. He was okay with that but didn't understand that Father's Day was a few days away! He kept asking me when we were going to surprise Daddy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have a TV remote and a DVD remote, so I thought it appropriate to make both kinds since my husband usually likes to be in control of them both. :-) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keep it sweet,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-55511775173954378092011-05-23T14:03:00.001-04:002011-09-01T14:01:08.782-04:00I Heart Coffee<div style="text-align: center;">When I was a little girl, I would ask my mom to tell me stories of when she was a little girl. My favorite one was when she told me that she would stand beside her dad as he drank his coffee. When he was just about done, he would save the very last sip for my mom. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">She also used to tell me that if coffee were a purfume, she would wear it. I have to agree. I absolutely love the smell of coffee, whether it's brewing, or just smelling the coffee beans. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So this is where my love for coffee must have originated.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been wanting to make coffee cookies. I've been working on a chocolate espresso cookie recipe, and I wanted to add that recipe into this post for you. I thought it would be the perfect thing. . . biting into a decorated coffee cookie that actually tastes like coffee!! I have not perfected the recipe yet; but when I do, you will surely hear about it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some friends of mine gave me a coffee pot holder when they found out I was redoing my kitchen in a coffee theme. That little pot holder inspired these designs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wouldn't these cookies go great with a cup of coffee?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy your coffee and keep it sweet!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-69956247545825178582011-05-15T13:45:00.005-04:002011-09-01T14:01:23.903-04:00Beautiful Butterflies<div style="text-align: center;">I love butterflies in all forms. I did my daughter's room in butterflies, painted a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.274670690586.311207.722930586#!/photo.php?fbid=478353810586&set=a.274670690586.311207.722930586&type=1&theater">series for her bedroom wall</a>, and did her <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.146600418709484.27576.146598992042960#!/media/set/?set=a.146600418709484.27576.146598992042960#!/photo.php?fbid=146603378709188&set=a.146600418709484.27576.146598992042960&type=1&theater">first birthday</a> in butterflies. Here is the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150200357025587.433053.722930586#!/photo.php?fbid=10150253701075587&set=a.10150200357025587.433053.722930586&type=1&theater">dress</a> I made for her party. I just think butterflies are so beautiful. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The first cookies I ever did were... butterflies! I had stumbled upon one of *the* most incredible cookie decorators, Marian of <a href="http://www.sweetopia.net/">Sweetopia</a>. My love for decorated cookies had already begun but when I saw her <a href="http://sweetopia.net/2009/06/cookie-decorating-tutorial-general-tips-butterfly-cookies/">butterfly cookies</a>, I was smitten. It was then that I started experimenting and did <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.161130790589780.30919.146598992042960">these cookies</a>, my very first decorated cookies, for my daughter's first birthday party.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then when Amanda of <a href="http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/">I am baker</a> asked for volunteers to send cookies to families who needed cheering up, it was <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.191861690850023.41547.146598992042960">these bright butterflies</a> that I decided upon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So as I was trying to decide on another butterfly cookie to do, I stumbled on a fabric design online. I knew right away that I would be using that design as inspiration for my cookies. I had previously been thinking of something along the lines of pastels with brown details, but that quickly went out the window when I saw these sweet little monarchs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Now, I really really wished at that moment that I had a different butterfly cookie cutter. I only have the one with the rounded edges so I was a little disappointed that I didn't have the shape above, because I put SO MUCH time into these cookies. I'm a little embarassed to say how long it took me to decorate 6 butterfly cookies. So I'm not going to. I'll just let you wonder.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I guess I'll have to order the other cutter online now. Because I'm definitely making these again! They were so fun to make.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep it sweet,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-37821931146640023572011-05-11T13:37:00.001-04:002011-09-01T14:01:38.477-04:00Sun-Tanned Toes Ticklin' the Sand<div style="text-align: center;">My favorite country musician is Kenny Chesney. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A friend of mine has been to his concerts and says he's so down to earth. I guess he even chats and has drinks with his audience before the show!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, many of my favorite memories of when I first moved to Florida are of my husband (then boyfriend) and I going to the beach almost every day after work, and always on the weekends. We would crank up the Kenny Chesney music, drive on the beach, and relax in the sand and the water. So when I hear his music, I think of those amazing memories.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Makes me want to slip into a pair of these . . .</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep it sweet,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-61071260347044162112011-05-09T13:37:00.001-04:002011-09-01T14:01:57.707-04:00Chocolate Chunk Cookies<div style="text-align: center;">I wish I could truly tell you how yummy these cookies are! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just taking them out of the oven my mouth was watering. Now, I've tasted lots of cookies; I used to work in a bakery and we even used to eat the frozen cookie dough! It was delicious. And of course, once they came out of the oven, we had to sample every type of cookie just to make sure that the customer was getting a quality product. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I wanted to try my hand at chocolate chunk cookies. I try to put a little gift inside each order that I fill as a thank you for ordering my product. I thought a nice chocolate chunk cookie (or two) would be perfect. I had tried many times to make my own chocolate chunk cookie recipe, but they were always too flat and spread out so much during baking. So, I tried a few different things this time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Instead of butter or margarine, I used butter-flavored shortening! Who knew?! I did this only because I had no butter or margarine in my house (this is a SIN by the way, if you are a baker!) and I thought maybe the shortening would make the cookies hold their shape better. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, when I excitedly told my aunt (who is a fabulous taste-tester of my cookies) that I had come up with this idea, well, sadly... she told me that she and my uncle make chocolate chip cookies the same way. So, I guess I didn't invent the idea. But, whoever did is a GENIUS!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the recipe I came up with:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 cups butter-flavored shortening</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 1/2 cups brown sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 1/2 cups white sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;">4 eggs</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 tsp. baking soda</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 tsp. salt</div><div style="text-align: center;">4 1/2 cups flour</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 tsp. clear vanilla extract (not imitation)</div><div style="text-align: center;">3 or 4 cups small chocolate chunks, depending on how much of a chocoholic you are (I used Nestle chocolate chunks)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Preheat oven to 350. Mix together shortening and sugars with the paddle attachment of your mixer (a hand-held mixer should work fine too, although you might have to mix a little longer) until light and fluffy, using medium speed. Turn on low and add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add in the extract and mix a little more. Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Finally, stir in the chocolate chunks. <strike>Take a few bites of dough to make sure it's good.</strike> Roll into large balls of dough (a little bigger than golf ball size) and flatten just a little bit. Place on cookie sheets covered in parchment paper. Stick the cookie sheets in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes before baking. This helps the cookie keep it's shape. Bake for 9-11 minutes, until golden on top, depending on the size of the cookie. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This recipe will make 2 1/2 dozen large cookies. These are BIG cookies, around 4" across! You can divide this recipe in half if you don't want this many cookies. It does not change the consistency of the dough; I have tried it both ways. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">You could also substitute the chocolate chunks with half peanut butter chips </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">and half chocolate chips. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I have not tried it yet, but I have both kinds of chips in my pantry and I'll be testing it very soon!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go wipe the <strike>drool</strike> chocolate off my mouth. </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Keep it sweet!</div><div align="center">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-79465263214953540802011-04-28T14:22:00.001-04:002011-09-01T14:02:13.097-04:00A Sweet Treat for Mom<div style="text-align: center;">When I saw this little container, I knew I would be making cookies to fill it. And I knew I wanted the cookies to match.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought it would be a perfect little container for Mother's Day cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After experimenting, I made some "MOM" cookies that matched the background of the container. I made the two different shades of blue that were on the container for the background on the "M" cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Then I piped some abstract flowers to match the flowers that were on the container.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">I think any mom would love this gift. Don't you?</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">Happy Mother's Day!</div><div align="center">Keep it sweet,</div><div align="center">Elizabeth</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-50902648627130579902011-04-27T13:45:00.002-04:002011-09-01T14:02:30.646-04:00Ladybugs and flowers and pretty little things. . .<div style="text-align: center;">I love ladybugs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't like them inside my house, however.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the only ladybugs that are allowed inside.</div><br />
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</div><div align="center">Although they might not survive for very long. My son has a sweet tooth. And so does his mom.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">The rest of the designs seemed so "summer-y" to me. I'm not sure if "summer-y" is a word. But if it is, it sure is summer-y here. The high is like 94 today!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Designs inspired by the amazing <a href="http://sweetsugarbelle.blogspot.com/">Sweet Sugarbelle</a>.</td></tr>
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</div><div align="center">Be careful, or these ladybugs will be running all over the place!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">Hope your day is summer-y!</div><div align="center">Keep it sweet,</div><div align="center">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-31166742783670699212011-04-23T20:43:00.004-04:002011-09-01T14:03:20.707-04:00'Twas the Night Before Easter<div style="text-align: center;">Easter Sunday is usually <strong>crazy</strong> busy for us, so this year we decided to do our Easter celebration today, the day before Easter. I made an unconventional meal this year, since my mother-in-law has been asking for a particular dish from me for awhile now ~ lasagna. After experimenting a few times, I was able to come up with "crockpot lasagna" - which I actually think is better than when it's cooked in the oven. But I'll save that for another post. Now, onto. . . DESSERT! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made a spring cake trifle for dessert this year. Since I have been making Easter cookies for about a month now, I wanted to make something with spring colors, but something other than cookies. I have to admit that the best baking ideas I get come to me when I'm sleeping! That's where this idea was born!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">You'll need about 10 strawberries, 2 small cans of mandarin oranges, 2 or 3 bananas, and at least 5 kiwi. (Yes, I know that there are only 4 kiwi in this picture; that is because I sent my sweet hubby to the grocery store and he forgot how many I said to get. I still love him though.) Instead of the kiwi, you could also use white (green) grapes, although I absolutely LOVED the kiwi in this. Also, instead of the bananas, you could use pineapple, but I don't know if I would like the taste as much. The bananas made it so YUM!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I doubled a <a href="http://cakecentral.com/recipes/15429/silver-white-cake-2">silver white cake recipe</a>. Before baking, I divided the batter into fourths, and colored each fourth with pink, orange, yellow, and green food gel coloring. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the pudding, I used 2 - 5.8oz french vanilla pudding boxes. After letting it set up for about 15 minutes, I divided the pudding into fourths and colored it pink, orange, and green. You don't need to color the yellow, because the french vanilla already has a yellowish tint to it! Yay! Remember, when coloring, a little goes a LONG way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">Now, you're ready to layer!</div><div align="center">Start with your cake . . . </div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">SO YUM.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Happy Easter everyone!</div><div align="center">Keep it sweet,</div><div align="center">Elizabeth</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611142207941879862.post-34362099278893222382011-04-18T13:34:00.001-04:002011-09-01T14:03:48.052-04:00Hippity~hoppity, Easter's on its way...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Welcome to my blog! I am so excited for my first blog post to be the week before Easter. It's a holiday that I have come to love, not only because of the meaning that it has for me, but also because it is a reminder that spring, my favorite season, is here!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">These cupcakes were delicious, even if I do say so myself. They were chocolate caramel, vanilla creme brulee, and strawberry banana topped with cream cheese frosting. I added a few fondant flowers to each. I especially loved the little basket cupcake holders.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I did these flowers and eggs to tuck in some Easter baskets. As I was making the cookies, my 4 year old son thought they were for him. When I wrapped them up and got them ready to go, he said to me, "Mommy!What are you doing with the cookies?!" He was a little sad that they weren't for him. . . </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Now, you might be thinking that these little chicks are too cute to eat. I can assure you, they are not.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I decided to do these chicks after wanting to use the egg shape cookie cutter for something other than eggs. I didn't really mean for their eyes to come out all "crazy" looking, but they did, and I think it sorta gives them even more character.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>I wanted to make more sweet treats for spring and Easter, and I still have so many ideas in my head. Alas, they will have to wait until next year. . .</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Until then, enjoy your Easter and keep it sweet!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Liz</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Keep it sweet,</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Elizabeth</div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277287335354278270noreply@blogger.com0