A Couple Sweet Treats & Two Wonderful Blogs

I enjoyed learning a bit more about how two women I've met through blogging celebrate during this time of year recently, sharing their stories in the Holiday issue of House of Fifty. Meenal from Delhi (Maison Marigold) and Sukaina from Dubai (Sips and Spoonfuls). If you've not been to their blogs, you must!

And if you are looking for some sweet treats to prepare for Thanksgiving, how about trying something new? Sukaina shares two of her favorite recipes, see here beginning on page 119.

Enjoy your weekend and the holiday preparations! Janell

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and I guess it doesn't hurt that it is sitting on a Carrara Marble countertop.

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Let's Make Christmas Cookies!

Baking and decorating Christmas cookies is a fun holiday tradition I recall from my earliest days! Using a great recipe passed down from my grandmother, the tradition continues...

Sugar Cookies

Cream: 2 1/2 cubes butter

2 cups sugar

Add: 2 eggs

Sift: 5 cups flour

4 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

Add flour to sugar mixture, adding 1/2 cup milk as you stir.

Chill for approximately one hour

Roll & Cut

Bake @ 375 degrees, 8-10 minutes

Let cool and have fun DECORATING!!

{this recipe makes a lot of cookies...cut in half for a reasonable number}

Roll

Cut

Bake

We mixed up a bright selection of frosting...

...and made certain there was a fun collection of sprinkles.

Let the decorating begin!

My favorite.

A rather unorthodox & creative interpretation of a gingerbread man...uh, lady.

Hey, no snacking on the job!

Dig in, everyone gets a sample!

What festivities do you have in store for the week?