Hi everyone!! Just a note*** Everyone can PLAY*** If you are uploading to SCS use the keyword SSC08*** Just be sure to link back here so I know that you participated...
Are you ready for a party?? Are you ready for candy and cookies and boxes and tags??? Sharon Johnson from NO TIME TO STAMP is celebrating one million hits on her blog and is having a party with her design team, friends and any one else who would like to participate. There are wonderful projects galore and blog candy and just some wonderful festive fun!!!
You will have to check out Sharon's blog every day for the next twelve days HERE for the details!! It will be so much fun!!!
I happen to be hosting a COOKIE RECIPE EXCHANGE*** If you want to participate here are the details.
1. Choose your favorite cookie/bar recipe.
2. Bake them up.
3. Package them up nice and pretty...in a box or a bag or something you have created.
4. Add a tag or a card.
5. Post the recipe and the packaged cookies on your blog and let me know that you have participated.
6. You have a week to complete and post your project.
7. I will choose a winner for the blog candy posted below on Sunday December 7th at 6:00pm.
8. After all is said and done I will collect the posted recipes and put them in a .pdf file for you to copy if you wish.
Here is mine*** I made choclate pecan bars and used a simple white box from our local party store to show them off. I stamped the lid with a snowflake image in light blue colorbox ink.
I found this ribbon at Michael's that mimicked the snowflakes on the box. I then added the little snowflake tag punched with Marvy punches and covered in Diamond Dust. I added a button and some twine and some little leaves from a Martha Stewart punch.
Here's my recipe for Chunky pecan bars***
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup cold butter cubed
In a small bowl, combine the flour and sugar. Cut in the butter until crumbly. Press into a greased 9 x 13 pan and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden.
In a large bowl combine
3 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
3.4 cup corn syrup
2 T. butter melted
1 t. vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups semisweet choclate chunks
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Blend well and pour over crust. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 35o degrees until set. Cool completely and cut into bars. Yummy***
Here is what you could win!!! Bake them up, package them up and show them off!! Good luck everyone and don't forget to check out Sharon's blog HERE for lots of details, games, candy, and lots of ideas for this coming festive season***
There's a tin to alter, peel off stickers, micro beads, 2 colors of flock, ribbon charms, flower charms, mini index tabs, stampbord pieces, flower gems, Adirondack ink in Cloudy Blue, fastenator staples, and a pile of 6x6 papers and you never know what else might get thrown in for good measure.
HAVE FUN EVERYONE***
Don't forget to check out these ladies' creations for my challenge...
54 comments:
How yummy Darlene! Thanks for the fun challenge-- I really enjoyed it! Can't wait to try your recipe!
Janine, your bars look JUST fabulous and I LOVE what you did with the plain white box -- it is totally GORGEOUS!!!! Such beautiful ribbon and embellishments!!! LOVE IT!!! GREAT challenge and a great box with yummy bars!!!
Oh my one million hits! Wow!!!
Your cookies look very yummy!
Such a pretty box too!
Who wouldn't want that for a gift!
Janine all I can say is YUMMO!!! What a fun challenge! I hope I can rise to the occasion!! Wow, you ladies do know how to throw a party...what better way than to start with some good food??
Janine,your box ribbon is fabulous! Love the presentation and your recipe sounds yummy!
Oooh I'm so all over it! I have a TON of baked gifts to give so this is perfect! Thanks for the challenge!
Hi Janine, your box and the cookies looks beautiful.
I hope you have a great week! Big hugs from Silke
Wow, those bars look yummy, I've got to try them. Fabulous packing Janine, what a great gift!
So yummy, love your gift box, very pretty.
Janine, these look delicious! I love anything snowy & blue, so I would have trouble ripping open that box to see what's inside! I made some cookies too:
http://weeinklings.blogspot.com/2008/12/party-day-1.html
LeAnne
Your cookies LQQK so good. Love the way you decorated the box. TFS Have a great day, Hugs n' Stuff, Lynne
Your recipe sounds delicious! Love the idea of home made gifts at Christmas time.
BEAUTIFUL! Janine this is amazing! Thanks for the fun challenge! I can't wait to try some of the yummy recipes! :) Hope you have a wonderful day! :)
*Sigh* I can not bake to save my life.. BUT I AM GREAT TASTE TESTER! hmm do you need anyone to try out those bars.. (as I clean off my drool) hehehe :)
-Ellie
those look yummy
THOSE LOOK YUMMY
janine, I am a first time visitor. Love your cookie box. All the snowflakes match so great. the cookies look yummy, I will try them....thanks for sharing....
What is the oven temperature for these bars? Love your box and I am definitely going to try to bake these! Yum!!
Cindy C.
These looked so yummy that the kids and I made a batch this morning. They're cooling on the stove right now. Hopefully I can wait until they're cool to try them so I don't burn my tongue. ;-)
How fun! I love this challenge. Your cookies sound yummy. Your box is just beautiful, I love blue Christmas and snowflakes. This blog candy looks neat, I haven't tried many of the items listed. Smiles!
This recipe sounds great. Can't wait to try it. Your blog is also great.
Thanks!!
Cindy C
Wow, fabulous! I'm not much of a baker but I may start just to present them in these creative packages. This recipe is a must try.
Oh these look so yummy and the box is pretty too :)
These look like something that should be featured on Martha Stewart! Gosh they look fabulous! You need to throw those in with the blog candy! LOL The box looks gorgeous! Best, Curt
These sound so yummy!! I hope to try your recipe for the holidays. The wrapping is so simple, yet elegant - love it! TFS
Your cookies look yummy, what a great idea!
Here is my cookies
http://jetstudio.blogspot.com/2008/12/cookie-exchange.html
Those bars look delicious!! Thanks for sharing!!
Beautiful box, Janine. Cookies look delicious. What a week this is going to be!! Love your idea for the cookie exchange. I am feverishly working on mine.
Take care
Karen x
So yummy looking. Love your box too. Wish I had time to bake this week. Thanks for the recipe too
oh so yummy. love it!
The recipe looks yummy, and the packaging is gorgeous!! I hope I get some time to bake this week! :)
Sooooo yummy...and your packaging is so beautiful as well!! Lovely project!!
OMGosh, those bars look DIVINE! I must try that recipe! And your little box is adorable, Janine! Great project!
I'm so excited to try your cookies and everyone else's, it's really nice of you to put them all together in a PDF, Here are mine: http://jennscrafts.blogspot.com/2008/12/cookie-exchange.html
Well, it's confession time. I've been "lurking" on your blog for about a month now, and I'm hooked! Your cookie recipe exchange was too good an idea not to participate in, so I've made some cookies, decorated my box and linked back to you.
http://2kids2dogs.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the ongoing inspiration!
Wendy
Whew! This was tough!!! My men just wouldn't stay away from the cookies!
Here's my post on SCS:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1149167?si=ssc08
and the full story can be found on my blog at:
www.jhaddad59.blogspot.com
Here is the link to my container: http://ambersantics.blogspot.com/2008/12/3-d-christmas-gift-exchange.html The recipe isn't listed with the container but is linked as I had posted it last year around this same time. Here is the link to the recipe: http://ambersantics.blogspot.com/2007/12/dipped-gingersnaps.html They are the same cookies, I just didn't get time to dip them and now they are GONE!! I will have to make another batch and dip those.
What a fun challenge Janine. I am finally finished...http://6wackywomen.blogspot.com/2008/12/cookie-exchange.html">here is mine
Karen
The bars look simply wonderful! Your blog candy looks wonderful too!
Wow...a yummy package for some yummy treats. Ty for sharing
lablady2007@juno.com
What a beautiful gift. And yummy too. Thanks for the inspiration!
Gloria
Janine, thanks for the great challenge! I love your elegant box, it's beautiful!
I am glad to be able to participate, here are my cheesecake cookies!
http://stampspaperandink.typepad.com/stamps_paper_and_ink/2008/12/cookies-yum.html
It said everyone can play - well I don't have a camera or phone that takes photos - so I can show it off? Oh well, so I won't win the great box of stuff. The recipes sounds great so I guess that will be my reward! Loved the box too. Thanks for some great ideas. Maybe Santa will bring us a camera-somehow I doubt it! I don't have a blog either. I do have a computer though!!! Thanks for sharing.
Chris R. from Iowa
This recipe looks so good!!! Thank you for this challenge Janine! And here is My Recipe!
Your cookies look fab!! I loved participating in this, the only bad thing is I did all this work and I the cookies were gone in about 10 minutes!! I have four small children (four under four) and a hungry hubby so homemade treats don't last long around my house...I think you should include your cookies in the prize and if I win, I might actually get a cookie :), Thank you so much for posting this challenge, I really enjoyed it and it was a reminder to me that it's fun to make yummy things, and that I need to do so more often.
http://inspirationeveryday1.blogspot.com/2008/12/cookie-exchange.html
Your cookies look yummy! I had a really good time baking and coming up with a design for the packaging, not that the box really mattered, the entire batch was gone in about 10 minutes, I have four children (four under age four:) and a hungry hungry hubby, that inhaled the cookies to quick, some of them never even hit the box, so I want to thank you for posting this challenge, I had a lot of fun, and it reminded me to do this more often and enjoy the little simple pleasures of life!!
http://inspirationeveryday1.blogspot.com/2008/12/cookie-exchange.html
oops....sory I did not see my comment and posted twice, I see you have to approve all messages, so just delete one please! Sorry!!
These bars look delicious and your packaging is so very pretty! I printed off the recipe and can't wait to try them. (I may have to hide them to make sure I get some!)
My cookie recipe and little container is on my blog. http://cardsandcoffee.blogspot.com
I think I just gained 10 pounds looking at your delicious looking bars oh to be able to play and win this blog candy would be fab.
This was quite fun! I had a lot of time to think about which cookies I was going to make and how I was going to package them! Overall, I'm quite pleased! Here is the link to my blog where I have my project posted: http://sweetpeasstory.blogspot.com/2008/12/stamp-simply-celebration.html Thanks for the fun challenge!
Finally got my cookie cannister done, and the cookies baked and ready to cut and vac seal to ship. You can see my cookies, recipe, and the re-purposed oatmeal box I decorated for them on my blog here: http://seasiderosecottage.blogspot.com/2008/12/cookies-for-our-soldier-in-iraq.html
I have to confess, I'm not sure what it means to "link back" to this site..... I wish that I were more of a technowizard! Anyway, I'll post them at SCS as well.
'Night everyone!
Your bars look yummy, great looking box.
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