Cookie Recipe

These are such good cookies I just have to post this recipe~~

Lemon Cream Filled Cranberry Pecan Sandwich Cookies!!! whew what a mouth full!! Can U say that ten times fast??LOL
Cranberry Lemon Sandwich Cookies
2 cups butter
2 cups shortening
2 cups sugar
2 cup powdered sugar
4 eggs
4 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cream of tartar
3 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups chopped dried cranberries

1 1/2 cups chopped pecan pieces

filling: 3/4 cup soft butter, 5 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 cup 1/2 and 1/2 cream, 2 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest, 1/2 tsp lemon extract

cream butter and shortening with sugars, until light and fluffy. add eggs one at a time, beat well after each egg. Beat in van. Combine dry ingredients and mix well, gradually add to butter mix, mix well. Stir in cranberries. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle.
Roll into 1 in balls (i used a small cookie scoop and used a shot glass bottom dipped in sugar to smoosh down a bit) place 2 in apart on baking sheets, use parchment paper or grease on sheets. Bake 350 for 12-14 min or until edges are lightly browned. In small bowl comine filling ingredients beat until smooth. Spread a dollop onto bottoms of cookies, top with remaining cookies.

This was my favo thing I painted for the show this past weekend!! Which by the way was EXCELLENT!! we had such a great turnout!! and actually did about 1/3 more than last year!!

We were setting up friday and had quite a few customers wander thru we opened from 3pm to 7pm I sold quite a bit of painted things and all my almond toffee and pecan brittle.

The snowmean are painted on a cabinet door I bought and it was the first sale!! Now I am goin to have to paint this week for my show sat and then one more next weekend! YEAH!! plus we are suppossed to get *S*N*O*W* this weeek!!! YEEHAW!!!

Have a super duper monday yall!!

HUGS

Darlene

I painted these snowmen on a big ol block and made them into a cute little lamp. Love those snowmen!! LOL

ENJOY~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

Pics now

Here's the front of the cat book I had to make for 2 special kitties~

These are the yummo cranberry sandwich cookies I told yall about last night.

So today I have baking to do for orders to take to Allegan and then finish up a few signs for the show this weekend.

Christmas Thru Lowell sounds like a great time!!

Have a great day !

~~HUGS~~

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

Cranberry Lemon Sandwich COOKIES

Today was a great day for cookie recipe experimentation at the kitchen. I used some locally grown dried cranberries and altered an already great "taste of home" recipe to come up with some cranberry sandwich cookies!! A great combo of tart lemon and sweet cranberries!! WOW I do think they might just be a new favo of mine! I did list them in my etsy shop
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Also after taking my wonderful mom out to breakfast this am I worked on a paper bag album order. A cat book for 2 special kitties!! Max and Maddie.
OK well CANT download any pics as something is happening with blogger so I will try to add them later or tomorrow.
Hope yall have a great evening!
HUGS
Biggest loser tonight at 8.30 pm!!
Sad not to see SHAY or DANIEL tonight though but they are looking great !!! GOOD GOIN GUYS!!
Darlene
~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~