Cookies for Christmas. Just the basics. I used the Hershey's Peanut Butter Blossoms recipe which called for shortening and had a bad moment where I thought to substitute butter. I'd have to wait for the butter to soften though, and who am I to fool with the original? These are one of my favorites. How do the Kisses stay soft even after the cookie has cooled?
https://www.hersheyland.com/recipes/peanut-butter-blossoms.html
Also on the cookie menu as it always is, Mel's Kitchen Cafe Soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies. I like my cookies pillowy and soft. These are the ones!
https://www.melskitchencafe.com/soft-sour-cream-sugar-cookies/
I always make Taste of Home's Chocolate Sandwich Cookies as well. They're like two brownies with frosting in the middle.
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-sandwich-cookies/
I purchased some Pizelle's last year at this time, and thought I'd like to make my own. I ordered a Nordic Ware Krumcake Iron and it just came a day or so ago, so I may not master it before Christmas.
I am also looking to purchase a Rosette maker. I love those.
Department of elegant gifts #1 Vroom, Vroom! Who wouldn't love their heart to be gladdened by a new vacuum cleaner? Make sure to wear your pearls while you work.
Flocked trees were a thing at one time. Even my parents bought one one year. From a lot. I can't imagine them using their vacuum cleaner as a power tool. Maybe mom, you're right.
Here's what happens when you can't get to your china cabinet to get your pastry brush (which has to be hidden from the cat). Tasty, though! I used the Natasha's Kitchen Chicken Pot Pie Recipe for my second time. I substituted (as suggested) a russet potato for mushrooms, which I thought smelled and tasted overpowering the first time. The potatoes were a fine substitute. This is a Pillsbury crust, which is not as good as Natasha's crust recipe. Use Natasha's crust.
https://natashaskitchen.com/chicken-pot-pie-recipe/
Ladies think of little else than the gleaming toaster that makes breakfast perfect. Don't stint, get the nice one.
And, looking ahead to New Years Eve, Hot Buttered Bourbon from Spicy Southern Kitchen. Butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
https://spicysouthernkitchen.com/hot-buttered-bourbon/
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