Today's my day in this traditional Virtual Cookie Exchange hop hosted by Carol Swift of Just Let Me Quilt. Thanks, Carol, for this fun hop!
I was NOT good at taking in-process photos this year!! I found myself thinking after my "stuff" was done that I had forgotten AGAIN to take pictures. At least you can see the finished product!
Each year I make fudge and peanut butter meltaways as part of our church's women's fellowship candy sales. This year was no exception:
Here are the peanut butter meltaways: 10-12 ounces of chocolate candy wafer melts, 10 ounces of vanilla candy wafer melts, 15-16 ounce jar of peanut butter. Melt the candies first in the microwave, add the peanut butter and melt again. When melted, pour into ziplock bag, seal, cut out a SMALL corner of the bag, and squeeze (let run) into mini muffin cups. Cool and enjoy. No need for refrigeration, but they can be frozen for future enjoyment. YUM!!
This is the fudge--I think it's called fantasy fudge or some such of a title--it uses marshmallow creme. The recipe is easy to find on line and I've published it before on this blog:
This year's "new" cookie are these oatmeal cookie bars:
A quilting friend made these for a retreat, and they were sew good that we all wanted the recipe. Turns out, it is Quaker's Original Oatmeal Cookie, the same recipe my mother always used to make the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie that all of we kids love and that I still make now!! Mom used to make a double batch because my oldest brothers, who are twins, would eat half the dough before the cookies could get baked.
Anyway, Ann added dried cranberries to hers and then baked the cookies in a 9x13 pan, 350 degrees for 30 minutes, instead of baking all those individual cookies. This is a single batch in the 9x13 pan. I made these for Thanksgiving and added dried cranberries, chocolate chips, and chopped pecans. Yum!
I use butter instead of Crisco, about 1/2 tsp salt, and quick oats in mine.
If I am making drop cookies, I use only about 2 tablespoons of water.
Just noticed that my supposedly "next" photo was lacking all the directions, so here they are:
1. Cream together butter and sugars, add egg, vanilla, and water and mix well.
2. Add flour, salt, and soda and mix well. Remember to scrap sides of bowl.
3. Add oatmeal and mix slowly.
4. Add additional ingredients. At this point you may need to mix by hand.
5. Drop cookie dough onto ungreased cookie sheets. I use a medium-sized scoop for mine. (Or pat all the dough into 9x13" pan)
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes if cookies or about 30 minutes if bar cookies.
7. Remove cookies from oven and let cool a few minutes before removing from cookie sheet. This is the BEST time to eat them!! Eat bar cookies whenever you want. :)
One thing I have managed to get done for Christmas this year:
It's called Nativity Window designed by Pine Tree Country Quilts. The fabrics are Northcott. The middle is a panel and I got this as a kit from Keepsake Quilting. I love it! It will hang in our church sanctuary this season.
I guess I have made another Christmas thing. Cerro Gordo Quilters made sweatshirt jackets last month, and one of the three I have made was with Christmas fabric. Here we are with our jackets--I'm on the far left. I put a zipper in this one and pockets in the side seams.
Another photo--mine on the right and Ann Huff's on the left.
It's been fun!
Everyone, enjoy this hop by visiting all the participants and enjoy this lovely season of the year!
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