I am Taking This Whole Domestic Thing Very Seriously
Having been a long time admirer of Andrea’s blog Never Bashful with Butter (she’s a professional baker), I decided to take the plunge and make her Apricot Cream Cheese Butter Cookies. Again, I didn’t have vanilla extract on hand so I used almond extract instead and used organic apricot and apple baby food. In her recipe, she suggests using melting white chocolate to drizzle over the cookies to help prevent the cookies from sticking together. First, I tried to melted the white chocolate chips in the microwave until 2 minutes later, I had a burned gooey messy that made the whole house smell like smores. I decided to go with the saucepan method then, once it was successfully melted, I spooned the chocolate into a zip lock bag and snipped off the end to create a decorating bag (per Andrea’s brilliant baking advice).
And hour after mixing, kneading, baking and assembling, I had soft, sweet, scrumptious cookies.
Franki at the trendy life in a venti cup, mentioned me in a thoughtful entry about letter writing and stationary. I sent her a note from a fabulous card set I received as a graduation gift and still have more to give! I’m sending out notes to blog readers and writers alike so send me your snail mail address through my About Me page!
I won a vintage paper giveaway from Elegant Musings and received a great collection of vintage paper from magazines and books. I think some have the potential to turn into handmade envelopes.
I was also going to complain about Kelly Clarkson’s obnoxious new song and video “Never Again” but why ruin a perfectly good day?
May 31st, 2007 at 5:02 pm
Oh great, now I want cookies.
May 31st, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Those look awesome. YAY!
May 31st, 2007 at 9:14 pm
Wow! You won some vintage paper as well. How fun! I see an addiction headed your way!
By the way, the cookies look amazing (not to mention, calorie-rich!). Who knew you were such a domestic goddess? I’m quite impressed!
I’ve been actively searching for the right stationery. I’m delighted to say that you’ll be the first on my list of recipients. I have a lot to live up to after seeing your lushious pink Cranes set!
If only you could mail us cookies…. hmmm…
June 1st, 2007 at 9:14 am
Thanks, everyone!
I probably COULD send cookies. Technically. Only, I’d have to send some without decorations so they wouldn’t arrive smooshed and melted which isn’t as much fun or, as franki accurately put it, calorie-rich!
Now that I think of it, franki may be on to something….
Oh and I’m definitely looking forward to your pick in stationary. You’ve got a great eye for style and design so I’m sure it’ll be a nice find! I feel like I just rhymed…
June 1st, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Your blog always makes me so hungry.
June 4th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Me too,
June 4th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
I’m impressed! Those are some seriously good looking cookies
June 5th, 2007 at 8:16 am
Thanks Sasha, they were definitely yummy!
June 8th, 2007 at 2:38 am
You can totally snail mail me one of those cookies. I’m not a huge sweet lover but they look delicious!
I’ve burned chocolate more times than I can count. Unless you have an easybake oven on hand the double boiler system is pretty much the best way to go though adding a little butter-cream to the chocolate after melting it will help with the drizzle factor. But hardly anyone I know, including myself, ever has butter-cream on hand lol
So you’re another stationery lover? I collect kawaii stationery stuff like pandapple, tiny cafe, etc. I’m always looking for new potential penpals to write to and send stuff to so I just might shove my address in that box you mentioned one day
June 8th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
I’d be more than happy to exchange letters with you, Melissa!