THUMBELINA COOKIES

These precious Thumbelina cookies go way way back! I have fun memories of my mom and spooning the colored frosting into the little dents of the buttery and tasty cookies! Tasty Tuesday at it's best with cookies!

They always add that perfect touch of color to all my cookie platters and trays as well. They are so tasty that sometimes I pop the whole thing into my mouth as you can make them kind of tiny and almost bite sized!

Plus, I always loved the fairytale Thumbelina and these petite little cookies carry that name perfectly! They truly are so incredibly yummy. I make a couple other Dent cookies but these are definitely my favorite and one of the many baking traditions of the Christmas season!

THUMBELINA COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup white sugar

1 egg yolk, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

FROSTING

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

2 tsp vanilla

red and green food colorings

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Blend in the flour and salt. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Dent center of each ball. Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven, dent center again, and bake for 8 to 10 minutes longer. Cool. For frosting, beat first 3 ingredients until fluffy. Divide frosting in half by placing in two different bowls. Tint each half, one with red food coloring and one with green food coloring to your desired color. Fill in dents with frosting.

Before frosting

My desired tints

So cute and delish!

Sorry, I did not post yesterday. I was in Chicago at a TV station and holiday luncheon with some blogging friends and will share more on Friday. Come back tomorrow for a sweet Style Six festive post and I hope you all have a fabulous day!

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HOLIDAY LOOKS...THE GOLDEN SKIRT & WUW

This Fall, I have loved a good golden hue. A few weeks ago, I told you about the skirt I had ordered from Amazon for family pictures. I was really worried how the skirt with a look, but it is phenomenal. It’s an elastic waist band and not only comes with a black belt but a chiffon sash in the same color. Since I tied the front of this denim shirt, I opted not to even use the sash and I love the way it turned out. Today, our fashion prompt at TBB is holiday looks and I thought since I wore this for our holiday family Christmas card pictures this past weekend that it was the perfect outfit to showcase. A great price that packs a fabulous festive punch!

AND it's What's Up Wednesday too!

 

Can’t wait to get out Christmas cards, which many of you will be receiving. Then, you can see how I coordinated Mr. Nine’s and our 3 boy’s outfits. 

SKIRT HERE // EARRINGS HERE // TOP HERE

Now, time for some What's Up in the Nine neck of the woods

1. WHAT WE’RE EATING THIS WEEK: More like what am I baking: Lot's of my Christmas goods, namely cookies...lol...OH AND I realized I have never shared my sweepstakes wining PB Fudge with you. I make 4 batches of it so I will share soon.

CINNAMON TOFFEE OATMEAL COOKIES

RECIPE HERE

 ALMOND THUMBPRINT COOKIES W/ BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING

RECIPE HERE

WHITE CHOCOLATE DIPPED SNICKERDOODLES

RECIPE HERE

2. WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT: Next Tuesday, this guy turns 21. Precious then and my sweetheart as an adult now. He'll always be my baby!!

3. WHAT I’M LOVING: The Festive Spirit all around and the snow we have gotten. And lights, all the lights, we have 16 lit trees and I counted 9 more things with battery lights. 

Love my champagne colored deer head in the dining room.

Battery snowflake lights on the FP wreath.

Oh almost forgot the banisters are lit too.

4.WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO: Installed a security system and it is loud!

5. WHAT I’M DREADING: Nada

6. WHAT I’M WORKING ON: Gathering addresses for Christmas Cards, Baking, WRAPPING Presents, Growing my INSTAGRAM. Man it's exhausting but oh so addicting.

7. WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT: Going to visit the Birthday boy at college and celebrate. AND pretty much excited everyday for Christmas.

8. WHAT I’M WATCHING/READING: All the shows like Manifest, Chicago's, Notre Dame football (12-0 baby) and we're binging "The 100"

This Book On Order

BUY HERE

9. WHAT I’M LISTENING TO: Christmas Tunes of course and still the A Star is Born soundtrack. My 2 favorite Christmas songs are Baby It's Cold Outside and 

10. WHAT I’M WEARING: Red and sweaters.

11. WHAT I’M DOING THIS WEEKEND: If Mr. Nine will oblige me, going to see some Christmas lights. Wrapping, yeah, lots of wrapping.

12. WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH: CHRISTMAS! and a son's 21st!

13. WHAT ELSE IS NEW: Going to a local Boutique and cafe' called Birds Gotta Fly for Lunch today. 

HEAD OVER TO The BLENDED Blog to Link up your fashion Posts and Check out our Lovely Prompt Leader and SUPER sweet Vanessa from XTREMELYV!

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

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WHITE CHOCOLATE DIPPED SNICKERDOODLES

My mom made delicious Snickerdoodles growing up, but for some reason I never include them in my Holiday baking sessions. That all changed this year when I decided to add some additional decadence to them and dip them in white chocolate. 
Yum  

Sooooo good and festive with a little candy embellishment. 

After I made them I pondered why I waited so long..Snickerdoodles are not only a fun cookie name to say but ever so delicious and they transport me back to my mom's baking growing up and eating them warm from the oven with an iced cold glass of milk.

So Cute!!

What you'll need

WHITE CHOCOLATE DIPPED SNICKERDOODLES

INGREDIENTS

2¾ c. flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 c. butter, softened
1½ c. sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
½ tsp. vanilla
For sugar coating:
1/4 sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. nutmeg
16 oz. white chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS
Mix flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Set aside. Cream butter, adding 1½ c. sugar gradually. Add beaten eggs to butter/sugar mixture. Mix well. Gradually add dry ingredients. Chill dough at least 1 hour. Shape chilled dough into 1 inch balls. Roll in cinnamon/sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet or baking stone. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes or until light golden brown, do not over bake. Cool completely, then melt white chocolate and dip 1/3 of each cookie. Embellish with candy decorations if desired.

Rolled Balls

HAPPY HOLIDAY TASTY TUESDAY SWEET FRIENDS!!

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ALMOND THUMBPRINT COOKIES with BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING

When I was a little girl, my mom would always make thumbprint cookies at Christmas time and we would put green or red icing in the thumbprint indents. The buttery shortbread type cookie is a huge hit and fun to pop the whole thing right in your mouth. Wanting to come up with an all-year version, I created these almond thumbprint cookies and they are another one of my sweepstakes winning baked goods. They melt in your mouth. 

 I do make these at Christmas time as well for holiday gift platters. They are sweet, buttery, light and the butterscotch frosting complements the almond flavor so well.

What you'll need

ALMOND THUMBPRINT COOKIES WITH BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING

Cookies

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup grated unblanched almonds
2 teaspoons vanilla

Frosting
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup half and half or whipping cream
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed

2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract  
Optional: Chopped pistachio nuts for garnish

For Cookies: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, sugar and salt into bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Blend in almonds and vanilla. Work mixture with fingers until a ball of dough is formed. Then shape into 1-inch balls. 

Place balls on greased cookie sheets; make a depression in center of each cookie. I use the end of a wooden spoon. Bake about 8 minutes; remove from oven. Dent again and bake about 8 minutes longer; cool. 

For Frosting: Blend butter, half-and-half or cream and brown sugar in saucepan. Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Cool about 15 minutes, then stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth and thick. 
Fill depressions in cookies with butterscotch frosting and sprinkle frosting with nuts.

Relax and Enjoy!!

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"Our Fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch."

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