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[Lindy lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, son and daughter. Besides blogging, she enjoys running her stationery business and creating new designs for her Etsy shop. You can read her own blog here]

Cookies in a Jar - A great gift anytime of year

'Tis the season for sharing as recipes, printable tags, and gift ideas abound.  Our handmade gift this year is the culmination of several generous resources online that I'm happy to share with you.  Fun to do, engaging for the whole family, and yummy - Chocolate Chip Cookies in a Jar.

 

Supplies:
quart canning jars
6"x6" fabric squares
twine
gift tags
ingredients below

I used this recipe from All Recipes.  I took the recommendations of others who commented on this recipe and made a few changes:

Ingredients:
2 cups of flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c packed brown sugar
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips (I used 1 c chips/1 c M&Ms)

I made a paper funnel for my jars to make pouring easy.  Mix dry white ingredients together.  Next, I added the following ingredients in order really packing each layer.  I used a small spatula and tapped the jar on the counter for each layer.

flour mixture
brown sugar
M & Ms
chips

Screw on the lid. Tie a fabric square onto the jar with a ribbon , jute or raffia.  Add a tag with the instructions.  I printed the baking instructions on sticker paper (follow the link and feel free to use) and adhered to the back of each tag.  You could also simple print on paper and attach with glue stick.  I found holiday tags generously shared and created by Hey Look - thank you! You could also use my Santa tags or search the internet for other printable tags.

The boys made a batch by themselves following the instructions. The cookies turned out great.  We'll be making more of these in the future (with different color candies or flavored chips for different occasions).

Enjoy!

iced pumpkin cookies

iced pumpkin cookies, originally uploaded by alamodestuff.

These are great: moist, easy, delicious. A must for the Fall holidays. I'll be adding this to my 'recipes' page above for future reference.

Recipe from Allrecipes
Found via McCall Randall

Easy chocolate gooey butter cookies

We've finally finished off the last of our cookies.  I feel particularly gluttonous this year as I'm the one who consumed the most.  My friend, Barb (Tiny Bubbles), shared this decadent recipe with me.  It's from Paula Deen and the Food Network, so be prepared...there are only 5 ingredients, two of which are a stick of butter and a brick of cream cheese (I used low fat cream cheese).  

I know, I didn't say healthy, but these are our new favorites!  They are soft and chewy - kind of a cross between brownies and a cake.  My mouth is watering as I type this.  Enjoy!

 Give these babies an extra dusting of powdered sugar after they've baked. 

Easy chocolate gooey butter cookies recipe printable.

Home baked vs store bought cookies - OM [one moment] meet up #28

Not as it seems, originally uploaded by alamodestuff.

I've desperately sought the one moment this week when I'd be motivated to decorate for Halloween. It has yet to come. Tonight, whether motivated or not, E and I will get it done. The excitement this year has somehow alluded me.

I volunteered to bring in a "baked treat" to E's Halloween class party yesterday. On Wednesday night, I pulled out the cookie cutters (bat, ghost, pumpkin) and asked E if he wanted to help make frosted sugar cookies. He eagerly accepted and we began prepping. When I mentioned we'd have to run to the store to get some frosting, he immediately put on the brakes.

E: "You go, mom. I'll play."
Me: "Um, no that isn't how this is going to work."
Both: quiet stare
Me: "Do you want me to bake these cookies or buy them from the store?"
E: Laughing and rolling eyes, "I don't care. Just buy them."

Wow, off the hook. My one moment when I was willing to go all out Martha Stewart didn't really matter to my son. Clearly, the pressure was all mine.

Store bought cookies it was and no one cared.

Happy Halloween to all!

How was your week?  Did you have a light bulb moment?  How about a moment that made you really think about why you do what you do?  Share any moment you had whether funny, sad, reflective, etc.  I want to hear all about it!


OM is a weekly meet up that promotes living in the moment.  Whether funny, sad, ridiculous, or banal, looking for these moments can promote balance in our lives.

Share in the blog comments here, on your own blog (and link back below)  or on my Facebook fan  page. If you are on Twitter,  I've started a hash tag - #omMeetup so  that we can converse if we'd like. We'd love to hear your moment this week!

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