We made some cookies today ...

The girls had a cookie exchange today with our new home school group. Every Christmas we try and make these cookies. You need very few ingredients and they practically melt in your mouth. But don't take my word for it ... you'll just have to try it out yourself.

So, consider this recipe my little Christmas gift to you =)



Traditional Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe

Makes 36 cookies

* 1 cup butter, softened
* 1/2 cup powdered sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup chopped pecans
* powdered sugar (for rolling baked cookies in)

Cream together butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy; stir in vanilla.

Whisk together flour and salt; add gradually to butter mixture; stir in chopped nuts.

Chill dough if it seems too soft.

Form dough into 1" balls and place onto parchment-lined or ungreased baking sheets.

Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or just until the cookies start to turn light golden-brown; remove from oven and allow to cool slightly; while cookies are still warm (but NOT hot) remove them from baking sheets and roll, a few at a time, in powdered sugar until evenly coated; then let them cool - and try not to eat them all at once =)


Enjoy!

The show ...

Last weekend's Holiday Trunk Show was so fun! I didn't sell as much as I usually do, but had a great time hanging out with some other wonderfully crafty girls!

Here's some pictures of my table and goods. I made some men's & women's coffee bag wallets, embellished shirts, purses and accessories. The wallets are a new thing that I'm making. Since coffee bags are not recycleable I made sure to use every last bit in the process. Also, the picture at the top is a closeup of the little birds for my necklaces that Jon hand painted, they turned out great!

We'll I'm off to make some muffins for "my little muffins". It's a rainy day and it's almost Christmas, I'm going to relish these last few days of the holiday season with my family and friends I hope you'll do the same.

The Walrus ...

I watched this today, it's a pretty cool animated version of a 30-year-old interview with John Lennon. It was produced recently by Jerry Levitan, who back in 1969, when he was 14 years old, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview. This is during the time of John & Yoko's "bed-in" for peace. It's a great message even for us today.

***If you are trying to watch this via Facebook, you have to go to my blog to watch it***

Good In The Hood ...

I hope your Thanksgiving was great! Here's a couple of pictures from our day. Natalie & Stefani made place cards for the table, Mimi made the napkin rings, Emily set the table and we all helped with the Thankful Tree. It was a very good day.