A Favorite Winter Photo

Wishing you all
a Happy
and a Safe New Year!!!

Making Plans...

"Santa Consulting Globe"
by Norman Rockwell

The Saturday Evening Post Cover
December 4, 1926
courtesy of
Norman Rockwell Museum

 

 

 
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!!

Best Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Best Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
(File Photo)

It's that time of year! The time of year to bake a batch of Best Sour Cream Sugar Cookies!  You know, the sugar cookies that are made with sour cream and there's also a hint of nutmeg with every bite.  I have been baking a batch or two of these cookies at this time of year for ... well... 4 decades.  Four decades?  You may ask that question. It is true! 4 decades.

These cookies are just the best!  The easy part about baking a batch is that the dough is prepared one day- on Day 1. Then wrapped and placed in the fridge overnight.  The next day- on Day 2- take out your rolling mat, your rolling pin, cookie cutters and colored sprinkles.  You are ready to go!  Every year before the holidays I bake a batch in December.    

After baking and the "taste test" has happened some of the delicious cookies are placed in our cookie canister.  Not too many.  Most are stacked and placed in freezer bags to be labeled/ dated and stored in our freezer.  The cookies are so yummy, we do share them with family members. 

At this busy time of year I am sharing a post with the ingredients and the recipe here.  Click to view.

Add sour cream to your grocery list to bake a batch of these delicious cookies!  If you do not have Nutmeg, add it to your list, too!  If you do not have a chance to bake a batch in the next few days, bake a batch next week! These cookies are truly the Best Sour Cream Sugar Cookies!

Enjoy!
Yummy! 

Cranberry Bread

Cranberry Bread
tastes as good as it looks!
(File Photo)

Cranberry Bread! Oh yum! The delicious dessert or snack that is prepared using fresh cranberries.  This is another treat that is quite often served at this time of year.  Sure, it can be baked at other times of the year, but this is the time of year when I bake it.  

The fresh cranberries are rinsed in cold water and coarsely chopped.  I use my mini food processor to do this.  The ingredient orange juice gives this bread a great taste.  

This Cranberry Bread tastes best when completely cooled.  It is also easier to cut into slices.  However, it does not freeze well.  That is usually not a problem though, because it tastes so good.  In a few days all of the slices are enjoyed.

Click here for the the complete recipe for Cranberry Bread that I had written in the past.  Add this to your "to bake" list!

Plan on baking a Cranberry Bread in the next two weeks!  Bake 2 and share one with family and friends. Every bite of each slice will be enjoyed!

Enjoy!
Yummy!