It is the final countdown of days before Christmas. This month has just flown by. It feels like we only just got the place decorated. I may have to leave things up longer this year. I never do though. It gets to be New Year's Day and I want to clear away all the clutter. We shall have to see if this year is different. I sure have enjoyed my lights and candles and other decorations this year.
Yesterday I made two kinds of cookies. The ones above are called Monster Cookies and are from Sally's Baking Addiction. The recipes I try from her site always seem to turn out so well. I think she tests everything a gazillion times before she decides the recipe is perfect. The secret to these is not to overbake them. You take them out of the oven when they have just a touch of color and are still really soft. After ten minutes or so they set up and are perfect.
Check out this gift from my nephew. Killer Brownies. Oh my. I am going to need to find more people to share these with.
And here is the last batch of cookies. These are Chocolate Crinkle Kiss Cookies with peppermint Hershey's Kisses on top. They melt in your mouth. This is another cookie you don't want to overbake. They don't really look done when you take them out of the oven, but once they set up they are wonderful. There are a thousand recipes for these on the internet, but I use the one by Betty Crocker.
I sure do hope you all have a wonderful holiday. I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for your support and friendship. You have definitely added a big plus to a difficult year! I have so enjoyed all of your comments. And even if you read this blog, but don't comment, I thank you for checking in with me. Best wishes for a healthy and prosperous new year, filled with lots of love. I'll be taking a brief break, but will be back on January 4. Happy New Year!
81 responses to “Sweets for the Sweet?”
I hope you have a lovely Christmas, and a very, very healthy and comfortable 2021. Thank you for doing this blog – it’s by far my favorite, and I look forward to each post. I hope you have a relaxing remainder to this (yucky) year, and spend it reading and sewing.
I hope you have a lovely Christmas, and a very, very healthy and comfortable 2021. Thank you for doing this blog – it’s by far my favorite, and I look forward to each post. I hope you have a relaxing remainder to this (yucky) year, and spend it reading and sewing.
I hope you have a lovely Christmas, and a very, very healthy and comfortable 2021. Thank you for doing this blog – it’s by far my favorite, and I look forward to each post. I hope you have a relaxing remainder to this (yucky) year, and spend it reading and sewing.
Thank you for sharing with us. May your holidays be filled with happiness. We will all be glad to put 2020 behind us. Hugs
Thank you for sharing with us. May your holidays be filled with happiness. We will all be glad to put 2020 behind us. Hugs
Thank you for sharing with us. May your holidays be filled with happiness. We will all be glad to put 2020 behind us. Hugs
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Nicole. Thank you again for your bright blog, always full of good things and good thoughts, very helpful as we slogged through this year. Tip of the hat to 2021, it can only get better.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Nicole. Thank you again for your bright blog, always full of good things and good thoughts, very helpful as we slogged through this year. Tip of the hat to 2021, it can only get better.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Nicole. Thank you again for your bright blog, always full of good things and good thoughts, very helpful as we slogged through this year. Tip of the hat to 2021, it can only get better.
Merry Christmas to you and hope family Nicole! Take a well deserved rest and treat yourself to your yummy baking! I am so happy you continue to blog. It is how I start my day with a cup of coffee and of course I love your book selections! I hope 2021 will be a kinder year! Take care!
Merry Christmas to you and hope family Nicole! Take a well deserved rest and treat yourself to your yummy baking! I am so happy you continue to blog. It is how I start my day with a cup of coffee and of course I love your book selections! I hope 2021 will be a kinder year! Take care!
Merry Christmas to you and hope family Nicole! Take a well deserved rest and treat yourself to your yummy baking! I am so happy you continue to blog. It is how I start my day with a cup of coffee and of course I love your book selections! I hope 2021 will be a kinder year! Take care!
Merry Christmas! I will miss you during your break but enjoy each moment! I’m with you-I always think I will leave the Christmas decor up for awhile. I’m retired and I have time to take it down into January. But once the kids all go home I’m over it! The tree comes down first as it is in the front room window. I only put one tree up this year rather than 3. Hoping that is easier for me. See you in 2021!
Merry Christmas! I will miss you during your break but enjoy each moment! I’m with you-I always think I will leave the Christmas decor up for awhile. I’m retired and I have time to take it down into January. But once the kids all go home I’m over it! The tree comes down first as it is in the front room window. I only put one tree up this year rather than 3. Hoping that is easier for me. See you in 2021!
Merry Christmas! I will miss you during your break but enjoy each moment! I’m with you-I always think I will leave the Christmas decor up for awhile. I’m retired and I have time to take it down into January. But once the kids all go home I’m over it! The tree comes down first as it is in the front room window. I only put one tree up this year rather than 3. Hoping that is easier for me. See you in 2021!
Merry Christmas, Nicole! Your pineapple quilt is going to be such a treasure. It’s gorgeous! You give us a whole lot of inspiration on your blog from quilting to cooking to reading. Thank you for sharing all that with us. See you in ’21!!
Merry Christmas, Nicole! Your pineapple quilt is going to be such a treasure. It’s gorgeous! You give us a whole lot of inspiration on your blog from quilting to cooking to reading. Thank you for sharing all that with us. See you in ’21!!
Merry Christmas, Nicole! Your pineapple quilt is going to be such a treasure. It’s gorgeous! You give us a whole lot of inspiration on your blog from quilting to cooking to reading. Thank you for sharing all that with us. See you in ’21!!
Freeze the brownies and enjoy them whenever you need a treat!
Freeze the brownies and enjoy them whenever you need a treat!
Freeze the brownies and enjoy them whenever you need a treat!
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. May the new year ahead be a healthier one for us all. Thank you for sharing with us all year round. I enjoy your blog a lot. Your cookies look wonderful. Your apple pie cake is one of my daughters favorite treats and since it is so easy I make it often when she wanders by. Thanks for all the sharing.
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. May the new year ahead be a healthier one for us all. Thank you for sharing with us all year round. I enjoy your blog a lot. Your cookies look wonderful. Your apple pie cake is one of my daughters favorite treats and since it is so easy I make it often when she wanders by. Thanks for all the sharing.
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. May the new year ahead be a healthier one for us all. Thank you for sharing with us all year round. I enjoy your blog a lot. Your cookies look wonderful. Your apple pie cake is one of my daughters favorite treats and since it is so easy I make it often when she wanders by. Thanks for all the sharing.
Thank you for an interesting creative spot to spend time each morning with a cup of coffee. I appreciate your quilting talent & helpful suggestions. Your recipes & book reviews always inspire. As others have already mentioned, but it’s worth saying again…your blog is my favorite! Have a merry Christmas & the happiest of New Years! See you right back here in January! Stay well!
Thank you for an interesting creative spot to spend time each morning with a cup of coffee. I appreciate your quilting talent & helpful suggestions. Your recipes & book reviews always inspire. As others have already mentioned, but it’s worth saying again…your blog is my favorite! Have a merry Christmas & the happiest of New Years! See you right back here in January! Stay well!
Thank you for an interesting creative spot to spend time each morning with a cup of coffee. I appreciate your quilting talent & helpful suggestions. Your recipes & book reviews always inspire. As others have already mentioned, but it’s worth saying again…your blog is my favorite! Have a merry Christmas & the happiest of New Years! See you right back here in January! Stay well!
I enjoy your blog Nicole and those treats look yummy! I never thought to use the peppermint kisses on a cookie but I’ll have to try that soon. Have a nice holiday time!
I enjoy your blog Nicole and those treats look yummy! I never thought to use the peppermint kisses on a cookie but I’ll have to try that soon. Have a nice holiday time!
I enjoy your blog Nicole and those treats look yummy! I never thought to use the peppermint kisses on a cookie but I’ll have to try that soon. Have a nice holiday time!
Happy Holidays, Nicole! Like your other readers, I want to thank you for all the sharing you do. I’m a loyal reader and really appreciate the variety of topics you cover, the amount you’re willing to share, all the quilting knowledge you pass along, seeing your beautiful work, your opinions, and more. Your blog is a favorite spot in my day. Thank you!
Have a very Merry Christmas. And may the New Year be a good, safe, happy and healthy one!
Happy Holidays, Nicole! Like your other readers, I want to thank you for all the sharing you do. I’m a loyal reader and really appreciate the variety of topics you cover, the amount you’re willing to share, all the quilting knowledge you pass along, seeing your beautiful work, your opinions, and more. Your blog is a favorite spot in my day. Thank you!
Have a very Merry Christmas. And may the New Year be a good, safe, happy and healthy one!
Happy Holidays, Nicole! Like your other readers, I want to thank you for all the sharing you do. I’m a loyal reader and really appreciate the variety of topics you cover, the amount you’re willing to share, all the quilting knowledge you pass along, seeing your beautiful work, your opinions, and more. Your blog is a favorite spot in my day. Thank you!
Have a very Merry Christmas. And may the New Year be a good, safe, happy and healthy one!
Let me add my voice to the others. I love your blog and have for years; you were living somewhere else when I discovered your blog. Your book lists have kept my book group going and your quilting is an inspiration to many. Thank you for keeping it up for so long. We will get past this year and on to brighter times. SSS
Let me add my voice to the others. I love your blog and have for years; you were living somewhere else when I discovered your blog. Your book lists have kept my book group going and your quilting is an inspiration to many. Thank you for keeping it up for so long. We will get past this year and on to brighter times. SSS
Let me add my voice to the others. I love your blog and have for years; you were living somewhere else when I discovered your blog. Your book lists have kept my book group going and your quilting is an inspiration to many. Thank you for keeping it up for so long. We will get past this year and on to brighter times. SSS
Yum! It looks like a Christmas Tea Party.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and family. Enjoy your break and we’ll see ya next year.
Yum! It looks like a Christmas Tea Party.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and family. Enjoy your break and we’ll see ya next year.
Yum! It looks like a Christmas Tea Party.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and family. Enjoy your break and we’ll see ya next year.
Happy Holidays! This blog is my favorite also. And each month I look forward to your book reviews! Recently read “The Last Year of The War” and really enjoyed it! Your quilting choices have inspired me to try a number of them. I like learning new things. See you next year!
Happy Holidays! This blog is my favorite also. And each month I look forward to your book reviews! Recently read “The Last Year of The War” and really enjoyed it! Your quilting choices have inspired me to try a number of them. I like learning new things. See you next year!
Happy Holidays! This blog is my favorite also. And each month I look forward to your book reviews! Recently read “The Last Year of The War” and really enjoyed it! Your quilting choices have inspired me to try a number of them. I like learning new things. See you next year!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
I look forward to your blog. Your book reviews are great. Have a special time with your family. Eat lots of cookies
I look forward to your blog. Your book reviews are great. Have a special time with your family. Eat lots of cookies
I look forward to your blog. Your book reviews are great. Have a special time with your family. Eat lots of cookies
Thank you for sticking with your blog. It’s a sweet little treat most mornings. And all those cookies look delicious!
Thank you for sticking with your blog. It’s a sweet little treat most mornings. And all those cookies look delicious!
Thank you for sticking with your blog. It’s a sweet little treat most mornings. And all those cookies look delicious!
All of your treats look delicious! I hope you have a very enjoyable Christmas eating these! I am taking cookies now so that I can be ready too!
All of your treats look delicious! I hope you have a very enjoyable Christmas eating these! I am taking cookies now so that I can be ready too!
All of your treats look delicious! I hope you have a very enjoyable Christmas eating these! I am taking cookies now so that I can be ready too!
I am one of the readers who follows but never comments! Thank you for your blog. Happy Christmas, and like everyone else here’s hoping for a better year in 2021
I am one of the readers who follows but never comments! Thank you for your blog. Happy Christmas, and like everyone else here’s hoping for a better year in 2021
I am one of the readers who follows but never comments! Thank you for your blog. Happy Christmas, and like everyone else here’s hoping for a better year in 2021
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Have a wonderful holiday and I look forward to reading your blog with my morning cup of coffee in the new year.
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Have a wonderful holiday and I look forward to reading your blog with my morning cup of coffee in the new year.
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Have a wonderful holiday and I look forward to reading your blog with my morning cup of coffee in the new year.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I’ve followed you for several years. I have very similar tastes in quilting and enjoy watching your progress. Let’s hope and pray 2021 will be better!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I’ve followed you for several years. I have very similar tastes in quilting and enjoy watching your progress. Let’s hope and pray 2021 will be better!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I’ve followed you for several years. I have very similar tastes in quilting and enjoy watching your progress. Let’s hope and pray 2021 will be better!
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too! Thank you for blogging and sharing a bit of your life with us readers. Take care.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too! Thank you for blogging and sharing a bit of your life with us readers. Take care.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too! Thank you for blogging and sharing a bit of your life with us readers. Take care.
Merry Christmas Nicole – I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy all those goodies! Thank you for keeping up your blog – I always like to see what you’re sewing and really love the book reviews!
Merry Christmas Nicole – I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy all those goodies! Thank you for keeping up your blog – I always like to see what you’re sewing and really love the book reviews!
Merry Christmas Nicole – I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy all those goodies! Thank you for keeping up your blog – I always like to see what you’re sewing and really love the book reviews!
Thank you for blogging! Love your quilts and photos of your lovely home. Wishing you a very Happy and Safe New Year!!!
Thank you for blogging! Love your quilts and photos of your lovely home. Wishing you a very Happy and Safe New Year!!!
Thank you for blogging! Love your quilts and photos of your lovely home. Wishing you a very Happy and Safe New Year!!!
Hope you had a Merry Christmas and wishing you a fabulous New Year! It’s been so nice reading how you’ve been coping, it reminds me we’re all in this together!
Hope you had a Merry Christmas and wishing you a fabulous New Year! It’s been so nice reading how you’ve been coping, it reminds me we’re all in this together!
Hope you had a Merry Christmas and wishing you a fabulous New Year! It’s been so nice reading how you’ve been coping, it reminds me we’re all in this together!
I have not blogged in so long and I miss it terribly. Just came back on to see if you were still here and Yay! There you are. We used to meet at the monthly Schnibbles Parade many years back. I think I have some catching up to do, and may even start blogging again. Happy New Year!
I have not blogged in so long and I miss it terribly. Just came back on to see if you were still here and Yay! There you are. We used to meet at the monthly Schnibbles Parade many years back. I think I have some catching up to do, and may even start blogging again. Happy New Year!
I have not blogged in so long and I miss it terribly. Just came back on to see if you were still here and Yay! There you are. We used to meet at the monthly Schnibbles Parade many years back. I think I have some catching up to do, and may even start blogging again. Happy New Year!