Forgotten Kisses Cookies

A batch of these yummy cookies were in the oven a couple nights ago... an easy Christmas cookie to make last minute. I'm running out of time to get all I want to do finished, I know I'm not alone. These cookies are quick and easy to last minute. I usually pop them in the oven right before I go to bed. They're one of the favorites in our home and it isn't Christmas until I get these made.

Forgotten Kisses

2 egg whites

1 cup sugar

1 tsp cream of tartar

1 tsp peppermint extract

8 - 10 drops green food coloring

1  6 oz package chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.  Beat egg whites until frothy, gradually add sugar.  Add cream of tartar, flavoring, and food coloring to egg whites.  Beat at high speed 10 to 12 minutes.  Fold in chocolate chips, drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Set in preheated oven.  Turn off oven and wait 5 hours or overnight before opening the door.

The perfect treat to leave Santa...

Have a great day! Happy Holidays!

Cindy and Josephine

12 Days of Christmas, Day 2 🎄

Day 2

Welcome to the second day of Quilt Doodles 12 Days of Christmas. During the next 12 days I will share with you some fun, quick and easy projects and recipes for those last minute Christmas gifts to help brighten the season. Today I'm going to share with you a new recipe that I tried this year. Grinch Christmas Cookies... I love anything grinchy and these cookies are yummy and fit the bill. They are festive and fun to make. Let's face it, with gatherings being cancelled, I'm feeling a bit like a Grinch but these cookies are delightful and will bring out Cindy Lou Who's Christmas spirit in anyone!

Grinch Christmas Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp green food color
• 2 tbsp green sugar
• 24 candy cane Kiss candies, unwrapped

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Either lightly grease your cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add in the egg and vanilla. Continue to mix until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add half of the dry mixture, mix. Add half the milk, mix. Add the remaining flour, mix. Add the remaining mild, mix. Add in the green food coloring. Roll small balls of dough then roll in the green sugar. Place on cookie sheet one inch apart. Bake for 12-13 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool a minute. Then press a candy cane kiss into the center of each Grinch sugar cookie. Let the cookies cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.

Happy quilting and baking,
Cindy and Belvedere

Let's Do Some Holiday Baking!

~ Holiday Baking~

It's that time of year that my mixer is working non-stop making all sorts of goodies for the holidays. My favorite recipe is sugar cookies and I always whip up a batch of sweetly decorated ones for Christmas. It's a recipe that I got from my best friend years ago.... many years ago, but it continues to prove to be the best recipe ever!

Extra Good Sugar Cookies

• 2/3 cup soft shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
• 3/4 tsp vanilla extract

• 2 cups flour 

• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 4 tsp. milk

Beat shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat. Add vanilla and almond extract. Mix thoroughly. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt and milk into sugar-shortening mixture. Chill dough 1 hour. Bake at 375 degrees on greased baking sheet 8-10 minutes. This is a small batch and I typically double it for the holidays. 

I frost my sugar cookies with a powder sugar glaze and decorate with sprinkles. 

Wishing you a wonderful day!

Happy Baking!

Cindy and Belvedere

My new design, 'Holiday Baking' can be found in my Etsy Shop as an instant PDF download. It's adorable stitched onto a towel and would be a fun accent in your kitchen for Christmas.

12 Days of Christmas Day 6

Day 6

Welcome to the sixth day of the Quilt Doodles 12 Days of Christmas. There are still lots of projects and other fun goodies to share with you over the next few days. Today I thought I would share with you one of my favorite recipes. In fact I'll be making some of these today. We'll be hosting my husband's family for Christmas this weekend and I need to make some cookies for a cookie platter for dessert on Sunday.

This is another super easy cookie that is oh so pretty on the cookie platter. It's sure to be a family favorite! I know my nieces and nephews really like them. What's great about this recipe is that it uses simple ingredients that are probably already in your pantry or cupboards. I didn't do a very good job shaping wreaths or Christmas trees. I just used a cookie scoop and blobbed the marshmallow cereal mixture onto wax paper and then decorated with the cinnamon candies. They still turned out really cute. They fly off the cookie platter regardless what 'shape' they are! They are also one of Santa's favorites too.

Merry Christmas!

Happy baking,
Cindy and Belvedere