Day 345 - Christmas Cookies

Well, Christmas is officially close. I know this because we bought our tree today AND we did the Christmas baking. Peg and I (well, I assisted) made nuts and bolts, gingersnaps, chocolate almond bark, butter tarts, shortbread cookies and the festive cherry pecan cookies pictured above. A busy and productive day with delicious results. I've included the recipe for the cherry pecan cookies (also called candied fruit slices) below in case you'd like to try making some. I warn you, they are definitely NOT low calorie. Enjoy!

Candied Fruit Slices (Cherry Pecan Cookies)
Cream 1 cup of butter. Add 1 cup sifted icing sugar, creaming well.
Blend in 1 egg and 1 tsp of vanilla.
Add 2 1/4 cups of flour (sifted).
Stir in 1/2 to 3/4 cup of cut pecans and 2 cups of cut green and red cherries.
Chill for one hour.
Divide dough in thirds. Shape each third into 12 inch rolls.
Chill for at least 3 hours.
Cut into evenly thin slices.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet (Trust me. You don't need to grease it.) and bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit until edges are delicately brown. (approximately 13 - 15 minutes)

Day 264 - Geometric Dessert

I ate lunch with a few of my students today. 'L' had these cookies for her dessert. She and her friends were talking about their French project. They have to build a kingdom based on a food theme. 'L' was inspired and created this tessellation with her hexagon cookies. Knowing I'm always looking for a photo opportunity, she suggested I take out my camera. Finding ideas for pictures can be tough so it's nice to have young and imaginative minds around to suggest ideas.

Day 198 - Mmmm Good

Nothing says comfort food more than home-made bread and cookies hot from the oven. Despite the heat, we do like to eat, so Peg bit the bullet today and did the cooking. My request for the week was shredded wheat bread, one of my favourites. I got no arguments from Peg because she'd give up desserts for hot bread with cold butter. The cookies are oatmeal chocolate chip, a bit of healthy with a touch of sinful!