Of baking and crafting

[wiseheart]

Because we all know how addictive those can be.

So, behold my first attempt at the pecan-caramel cookies (with a dash of chocolate chips, just because). They are yummy, although a bit sweet for my taste. Must be the maple syrup. Or the brown sugar. Or the soft caramel bonbons. Or all three together. Anyway, Mum approved, so it's good. *g*



As for the crafting addiction, I found this and couldn't resist.

I'm up to eight little boxes so far. It will be something of a race to finish the whole thing during the next nine days, but I'm giving it a try. Mine is going to be the more colourful variation because I've got lots of little scraps left over from the (still unfinished) Christmas card project. We'll see.

Comments

[artemis10002000]

the Advent book is extremely cute!

The pecan-caramel cookies look very tasty. After a week of no writing and no baking both despite wanting to do both every day, I finally managed to bake some Vanillekipferl today (and now hopefully writing will follow tonight)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Vanillekipferl are on my Christmas baking plan as well. They are simply tradition.

Good luck with your writing!

[motodraconis.livejournal.com]

That's a really nifty idea with the Advent book, and I preferred the Santa book as it was more varied inside, so sounds like a good way to use up the scraps.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That was the basic idea, yes. I hate waste and besides, craft paper is quite pricey over here, so I keep all my scraps. I think my Advent book is going to be really... err... colourful. *g*

[meathiel]

Yeah, those biscuits sound very sweet.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

A bit, yeah, but not overly so, fortunately. The recipe asks for half a teaspoon of salt added to the mix and it balances out the sweetness.

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Those biscuits look mouth-watering.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

They are very yummy, but get a bit hard as time goes on.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

Maple syrup...brown sugar...caramel bonbons oh yesssss, sweeties!!

Love the Advent Calendar Book. A great way to make use of leftover papers!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Actually, the cookies aren't as sweet as the ingredients would suggest. My only problem with them is that they get quite hard in a day or two, so not for Mum after the first day.

Leftover papers always need to be used sensibly. They are too pretty to waste them. ;))

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

I have a sister who loves it when the cookies get hard, because she dunks them in her coffee!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That was our last resort, too, but it changes the taste considerably.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

In our house, cookies disappear like magic thanks to grandchildren and my cookie monster husband LOL

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, at least your efforts are appreciated. :)

[disthrainsdotte.livejournal.com]

The cookies look nice and I am sure they taste good also. The Advent Calendar Book looks like a good idea.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

The cookies look delicious. Luck with your Advent boxes/book.