Oreo (Fuzzy)

He loves sleeping in the window sills during these temperatures at day and night. (Been having middle 70's for a few weeks) I was outside and noticed him.

Cookie Cupcakes

I saw this in a magazine awhile ago and decided to try them. They smell and look GREAT but I didn't try one. I didn't even try the batter!!!

1/2 cup butter, softened (I used margarine)
6 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Filling:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/8 teasppon salt
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup walnuts (I used pecans)

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt: gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.

Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until top of cupcake appears set.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat the brown sugar, egg and salt just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop filling by rounded tablespoonfuls into the center of each cupcake. Bake 10 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted in the cake portion comes out clean.

Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Yield: 1 dozen

Apricot Streudel Cookies (easily changed)

I just received a couple of cookbooks from e-bay and saw this recipe in one. It could easily be changed using other preserves.

3 packages (3 oz) cream cheese
1 cup margarine
2 cups flour
1 12 ounce jar apricot preserves
2 cups chopped nuts----1/4 c chopped nuts for each roll

Combine cheese, margarine and flour; mix like pie crust. Seperate into 4 balls. Refrigerate 1 hour. Roll out until it measures 8X12". Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Spread with preserves and chopped nuts. Roll like a jelly roll. Bake at 350;
30-35 minutes. Cool and slice.
Yield 48 slices-12 to a roll.

Only 99 DAYS!!!!!

Can you believe that it is only 99 days till Christmas? So unreal how fast the time goes. Anyway, there is time to start planning and to do any of those little extra things that you always plan on and never get around to. Start today, so your holiday season will be less stressful! Buy alittle extra baking supplies, a stocking stuffer, or a gift on your grocery trips and be that much more ahead and the $ won't add up so much at one time.

Flea Market Finds

At the Royal Neighbors flea market I got these. The pictures are Mary Engelbriets. They are big. They were $3 each and the shelf was 50 cents. Not as good as Rhonda's deals!!!! Will repaint the shelf. Have a room that I am hoping to do into a family room and want it to be white, yellow and blue with an outside feel so the pictures will work. Have been wanting this room done since we have moved here ( 22 yrs. since we built here. It is the covered breezeway between house and garage) so I have stuff stored for it. DH has promised it will be next after the shed addittion and we get stuff sorted. Of course, I have no money now. Will be very interesting when we clean and sort to see just how much I do have for this room. I am sure WAY to much.

Christmas Pillows

Have been on vacation this week so finally got to start crafting alittle yesterday. Here are a few pillows that I finished last night/today for gifts. The Holy Family I had to make that way in order for the pictures to sit right. Had just a small piece of that. Haven't been able to find it since. They are envelope pillows so can easily be washed.

Don't forget you can click to see bigger view.

Need to go see what else I can work on.

Barbie Doll Sleeping Bag and a Big Doll's Bag

The barbie sleeping bags are for my 4 yo and 6 yo nieces and the bigger bag is for a 3 yo great niece. I am thinking of changing the 1 barbie pillow out for a striped one. Unless I make them each two from both fabrics, hmmmm. I made the bags opposite of each other on the front and back. Thinking now maybe they should be the same. Have to stuff the big pick fleece pillow yet. Out of stuffing.