A day off - or what it looks like for me... *g*

[wiseheart]

Today was one of those rare days when I didn't have to go anywhere and no-one came to us, either - well, save the postman who's brought Mum's pension. But that doesn't matter, does it?

So I started the day with finishing the decorative box for the self-made Memory game that I started yesterday. Here it is, from two different angles:



As you can see, I managed to mess up the measures again, so the lid doesn't fit exactly, but at this point I'm beyond caring, really.

Then I started with the baking. I've tried out a new recipe again - I think I'll keep this one, though. It's a hazelnut dough, with nougat filling and chocolate icing. For the Germans among us, it's decorated with Mandelkrokant.



They're delicious and not too complicated to make, either, so I added them to the "Cookies I'm gonna make again" list. Yum! They are also a bit time-consuming to make, so they ate a good part of my day, even though I was cooking lunch simultaneously. So I only had the time and the energy to work a bit on the Santa's socks, but so far just two and a half of the second batch are done. Photos later, I promise.

Comments

[meathiel]

Complicated cookies? I have no time for that! *lol*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, not that complicated. It's just so that there are quite a few steps, including the chilling of the dough, that make the process time-consuming. Basically, it's a Mürbeteig, with part of the flour replaced with ground hazelnuts. The filling is nougat, mixed with a bit of chocolate, and then chocolate icing. But you have to wait after each step for the cookies to cool and/or dry, that's why it takes long.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

But you still got so much accomplished. The cookies look yummy and I love the box.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The cookies are very yummy indeed. :)

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

The cookies a really pretty and look delicious. The matching game, the pictures of which you've posted before, and the box look lovely. You are so creative!!!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

"Slightly obsessed" might be the more accurate expression. *g*

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Cool.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[salariman.livejournal.com]

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[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

:)

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

You are so creative and industrious! The boxes are adorable... and the cookies look DANGEROUSLY yummy!!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

They are. Which is why we keep them in a tin box on the balcony. They are supposed to last until Christmas, after all.

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

XD

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

The box for the matching game looks great! And I love the look (as well as the description) of those cookies. The half-dipped chocolate icing is quite festive!