December Cookies - Day 5

One co-worker mentioned several times (daily actually) that Peanut Butter cookies are her favorite.  So I decided to make those, even though I initially hadn't intended to make them because they are so "common" and I didn't think a lot of people liked Peanut Butter cookies.

Boy was I wrong!  They didn't last but 3 minutes.  I had at least 4 people tell me that Peanut Butter cookies were their favorite.

I did find out (from the co-worker who requested them) that she ended up eating 11 of them - almost a whole dozen herself.  I am glad she loved them but my goodness - how do you eat a dozen cookies by yourself - plus, you should have at least let others get some first.  People just amaze me sometimes.

Christmas Cookies - Day 4

I've been wanting to try making Cranberry Bliss Bars for at least a year now but haven't really had an occasion to make them.

While very tasty and delicious, I will never make these again.  I made them 3 times.  The first time, they stuck to the pan (even though the instructions say not to grease or flour the pan).  It was a sticky mess.  So I tried again and this time, using parchment paper instead of foil (like the recipe suggested) - nope, still stuck.  So I tried a 3rd time.  I used parchment paper AND sprayed it with Pam...STILL stuck.  What a mess.

I managed to make them look decent and got lots of complements on the taste.  However, I did get annoyed at one co-worker who said that I made a mistake by putting white chocolate chips in it (excuse me, that is what the recipe called for and I didn't FORCE you to eat it) - geez!!

December Cookies - Day 3

I decided to make a no-bake cookie - an idea I got from The Pioneer Woman.

Peppermint Bark Cookies

I added a little twist to mine.  I found Peppermint Bark Oreos so it made them extra good.

Easy but time consuming - takes a while to melt and re-melt the chocolate.

December Cookies - Day 2

On Day 2 - My co-workers received...Oatmeal Scotchies.

I was surprised at how many of them had never heard of or tasted them before...they were a big hit!

December Means...Cookie Time

I am not really sure what put this thought in my head but I decided that I would bake cookies (or some kind of sweet treat) every work day for the month of December and take them to my co-workers.

Day 1:

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Annual Dishcloth Swap

Once again this year, I participated in the Annual Dishcloth Swap on Ravelry.  I think this was the 3rd time I have done so.

Here are the dishcloths I made.  The pattern is call "Ballband Dishcloth" and I used the same yarn that I used to make last year's dishcloths, since I had plenty left over and even after making these, I still had some left over so maybe I will use the same yarn again next year - we shall see.  The yarn I used is Hobby Lobby's "I Love This Cotton"

I was happy with them (especially the purple one).  Here are the 5 that I received back from the swap.
They are all beautiful!!

Melody - Kate Earl

This song has been stuck in my head all day so I thought I would share it here