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[Country Homesteader]

Last is just in case no one is counting the days! LoL

 

[Dahlia]

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Last is just in case no one is counting the days! LoL

I made some Russian teacakes, some dried fruits, and a homemade Christmas ornament with my daughter yesterday!

 

[flowerbug]

I made some Russian teacakes, some dried fruits, and a homemade Christmas ornament with my daughter yesterday!

if you can get a chance to post the recipe for the tea cakes to the recipe forum i would appreciate and enjoy it. thank you! i had them a long time ago and never was able to find a good recipe i liked that was close to what i had.

also glad you got to spend time with your daughter.

 

[Dahlia]

if you can get a chance to post the recipe for the tea cakes to the recipe forum i would appreciate and enjoy it. thank you! i had them a long time ago and never was able to find a good recipe i liked that was close to what i had.

also glad you got to spend time with your daughter.

Russian Teacakes

�1 cup softened butter or margarine
�1/2 cup powdered sugar
�1 tsp vanilla
�1/4 tsp salt
�2 1/4 cup flour
�3/4 finely chopped nuts

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Tip: have more powdered sugar on hand for the part where you roll them! The 1/2 cup of powdered sugar mentioned above goes into the dough!

In large bowl combine butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt on low speed of mixer about one minute; blend well. Gradually add flour until just combined. Stir in nuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls; place about 1 inch apart on cookie sheet (ungreased). Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes. While warm, roll in powdered sugar. Cool; re-roll in powdered sugar. Enjoy!

 

[Country Homesteader]

Why do MEN have to be jerks all the time? I had to give FH an early Christmas gift today seeing how he wanted to take OATMEAL and we didn't have anything that would keep it hot until he got to work. As he was opening it he kept saying "stop wasting money on S*** I don't need" once he got out of packaging he said "I guess it's something I do need after all"

Just as a reminder that Christmas is slowly creeping up!

 

[Country Homesteader]

Preparing to start my Christmas cookie baking today!!! I'll post pics once I get cookies done, waiting on butter to thaw out

 

[SPedigrees]

I made a batch of Christmas cookies last week and they are almost gone now.

My favorite and simplest recipe: Shortbread Cookies:
2 sticks butter
1/2 cup white sugar
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

Both I and my dogs love these. HOWEVER I was dismayed to realize that I had run out of flour! Flour, the staff of life, and I was 1/2 a cup short of what I needed! I substituted pancake mix for that last 1/2 cup, and it worked fine, but a trip to the grocery store is in my near future!

 

[Country Homesteader]

@SPedigrees I just got a 10# bag of ALL PURPOSE Flour at my closest WALMART the other day for less than $5 which I thought was an excellent buy.
All set up for the cookie baking to begin but I'm technically starting with no bake cookies only because while they are doing they're thing in the fridge I can get started on the baking kinds. Don't have any cookie cooling racks so make shift (2nd pic up next to wall)

 

[flowerbug]

Mom has fired up the mixer today already. making more cookies. jello cookies i think.

 

[flowerbug]

I made a batch of Christmas cookies last week and they are almost gone now.

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My favorite and simplest recipe: Shortbread Cookies:
2 sticks butter
1/2 cup white sugar
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

Both I and my dogs love these. HOWEVER I was dismayed to realize that I had run out of flour! Flour, the staff of life, and I was 1/2 a cup short of what I needed! I substituted pancake mix for that last 1/2 cup, and it worked fine, but a trip to the grocery store is in my near future!

Mom restocked yesterday, sugar, flour, butter, no more margarine. i will be helping her frost cookies this evening.