Cousin Sleepover

Tomorrow Leah, Elizabeth and I are going to our grandma's house with our cousins. We are going to sleepover by the Christmas tree. We are going to watch Megamind. We sometimes go in her hot tub when it is dark. Me and my cousin Laura usually run around in the snow after we have been in the hot tub then run back in the hot tub. I am so excited!!!

I will post pictures when we get back. It will be sometime this weekend.

Abigail

Christmas Cookies!!!

Two weeks ago, our cousins and my Grandma came over and we all baked Christmas cookies. We made many types of cookies. They are: Peanut butter thumbprint, Chocolate mint thumbprint, M&M cookies, Spritz, Play dough cookies (have posted the recipe before, Also very YUMMY), Sugar cookies, and Oreo truffles. (If you would like any recipes just comment and I will try to do a post of the recipe. One of my all-time favorite kinds of cookies are M+M cookies. We usually only bake those at Christmas time but you can bake them any time of the year. Here is the recipe. They are very easy and taste very good.

M&M Cookies
1 cup powdered sugar

3/4 cup dates, cut up (Packed or Fresh)
1/2 cup Peanut Butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 cup plain M&M's (Or around Christmas, Red and Green)
2 egg whites, unbeaten

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix together all ingredients
3. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet
4. Bake 12-14 minutes

Tip: The Batter will be very GOOEY and not very much like other cookie dough. (Because there is no flour)

Hope you enjoy!!!
Abigail

More pictures from Christmas and 2011

I got a new camera for Christmas, so here are some of the pictures..... more to come soon.




Leah

Christmas and Almond Bars

I am so excited for Christmas. For Christmas we are going to are Grandmas and Grandpas house with our cousins. We got out of school on Friday so we have been baking a ton. Is there anyone else who likes to bake? I am ready for Christmas. I finally have finished getting gifts for my sisters. Every year we draw names and whosever name you get you buy them a present of two.(We only do it for us three bigger ones. Leah, Elizabeth, and me.) Then we all buy gifts for Naomi and Hannah. Our parents also get us gifts.

Almond Bars:

1 cup almond paste
1 cup butter
1 +1/2 cups of sugar(white)
2 eggs
1/2 of teaspoon of salt
2 cups of flour

Heat the oven to 300 degrees. Then cream the almond paste and butter. Then beat in the sugar and eggs until fluffy. mix the flour and salt together in another bowl. Then fold the flour and the salt into the batter. Pour into greased 9x13 pan and bake for 40 minutes. Let cool off 10 minutes. ENJOY!!!!!

Makes 36 little squares. These freeze well and can be kept in the freezer for 3 months.

Hope you have a very merry Christmas.


Abby