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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Good morning last Saturday in January. Nice to see you.
I spotted these cookies over here and they have been calling my name ever since. Again, in an attempt to satisfy all cookie lovers in my family, I doubled the recipe and divided it in half. Half the dough got regular semi-sweet chips and a roll in raw sugar. The other half got mint chocolate chips and a roll in confectioners sugar. I feel like I say this a lot, however, these were AMAZING! And the dough? Well, let me just say that this dough is some of the best dough I have ever tasted. Which is huge because if given the choice I always choose vanilla over chocolate. The melted butter, along with the other ingredients, results in warm, melt in your mouth, absolutely can't stop eating, cookie dough.
I pulled out the sewing machine on Thursday and it felt really great. My sister asked if I would make her bible study girls tissue cozies. (Thanks, Julie! :) ) I make a small change to the tutorial...I like to overlap the top piece.... so I cut two 6x4 pieces and two 6x4 1/2 pieces. I sort of drug my heals at this request but after I got started, loved it. It was the perfect little project to bring back my sewing mojo. Although, I will not let myself sew another thing until I finish this sweater.

Have a wonderful weekend.

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39 comments

  1. the sewing mojo is so good, isn't it?
    i am dying to start a new sweater but i am going to wait until i finish kate's quilts (almost there!!!) and block the other one.
    happy saturday!

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  2. Yum!

    I'm happy to have my sewing mojo back too (and a happy new stack of fabric in the mail yesterday). I love your tissue cozies - Annika claimed the one you gave us and loves it.

    Enjoy your sweater knitting.

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  3. Anonymous1/30/2010

    Long time lurker, leaving a comment finally. Those cookies look so good! I, too, have been getting my sewing mojo back this week. I sewed one of your package pillows this week to dress up a gift card for a birthday party my daughter is attending today. I want to thank you for posting this pattern - it really makes a gift card very special. MJ

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  4. Hi Leslie,
    Those cookies look wonderful - might just make some as it's snowing here today!

    Tanya

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  5. Really cute tissue holders. Such fun coloours.

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  6. I'm getting ready to frog that sweater so I can use the yarn for an easier (I hope) sweater. Can't wait to see yours though.

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  7. Chocolate Crinkly cookies are a Christmas must around here -- and the dough IS wonderful!

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  8. Sewing looks like such fun!

    The cookies look delicious. I like how the cookies rolled in confectioners' sugar look glazed.

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  9. Lovely cookies and perfect little tissue holders. tucking both of these ideas away. : )

    enjoy your weekend!

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  10. I may have to join your sister's bible study group!
    xox

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  11. Thanks for the link to the cookie recipe. They look delicious! They're going on my Super Bowl menu.

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  12. I wonder if January is the month for chocolate or something. I, too, prefer vanilla, but made some chocolate cookies a couple of days ago that were absolutely to die for. They had peanuts in them, and sea salt on top, and with what was left of the batter, which I could not stop eating, I made what were hailed by my non-chocolate loving children as the best cookies they'd ever tasted. So it must be something in the air.

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  13. Those cookies look delicious, either way.

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  14. We're on the same page today. I resumed a quilt I had been working on and have some cookies planned. Such a nice way to spend a snowy Saturday (at least here there is snow).

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  15. I've mixed up the dough for these cookies (thanks for the link) and I've already made the 4 ingredient peanut butter cookies that they also have over there. SenSATional!!!!

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  16. Such cute little cozies! I am thinking my bible study group needs some too. Thanks for a little Saturday sewing inspiration:)

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  17. Wow, look at you go! Could this perhaps just be an avoidance technique so that you DON'T have to finish that sweater? ;)

    Enjoy your pirate-y weekend.

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  18. those cookies look great...I'm gonna have to try that recipe. I made some of those at Christmas time but the recipe called for cinnamon and nobody really liked them. These sound wonderful. Your tissue cozies are fabulous...I think I'd like to be in your sister's Bible study group too! Where did January go?

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  19. So funny, I finally made the oatmeal, raisin, chocolate chip cookies today (double recipe) and they went so fast that i ran to grab the camera before they were gone - all but 12 were eaten throughout the day. and now i come here and these look amazing - i will try these too - i wonder if i can get away with using whole wheat flour here too - so far it hasn't been a problem in any recipe. Love the fun colors you chose for the tissue cozies - the girls will love them!

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  20. Hi1 Please, please don't take this as a criticism as I adore your blog and look forward to every new post. In this post you write "cozy's" - this should really be "cozies". We really only use apostrophes for ownership or abbreviations. If you want a plural, don't use an apostrophe. Sorry - it's the English teacher in me. And I got the sewing machine out today too, to make pencil cases. Thanks for the fab blog.

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  21. Anonymous1/31/2010

    YUM! after reading this post I have put these on top of my must eat soon list :) Great work on dusting off the old sewing machine!! You totally rocked it!

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  22. I got behind the sewing machine yesterday for hours. Now that my studio is somewhat set up it felt great. Even finishing up a few 'uninspiring' projects' really made me feel creative. Those cookies are definitely going in the cookie queue!

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  23. Those tissue holders wouldbe great for my baket group. I hope I can remember. Maybe a party favor for a luncheon. Great idea!

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  24. oh, i love those, leslie. i have not sewn a thing since november. i need to get the urge back. i hope i do soon.

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  25. oh those tissue cozys are the cutest,i so want to make them...soon
    thanks for the cookie link, i think i'll try the 1/2 chocolate chip and 1/2 mint chocolate chip too...sounds great to me!

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  26. I love some good sewing machine mojo. Just feels wonderful. Those cookies look and sound so delicious. I think that I will try and adapt them to be gluten free this week, and give the family a little treat. Thanks for sharing

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  27. The sweater is fabulous - I hope it works out for you. But don't you just ache for the dress underneath it???? Sue.xx

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  28. Love those tissue cosies, I have been meaning to make some for the longest time, maybe I will take a leaf out of you book and just get stuck in.

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  29. The tissue cozies are a great idea but those cookies! I'm so excited to whip up a batch of my own!

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  30. Yeah.....I haven't gotten Bessie (my sewing machine's name :) out in a while either......I made those several years ago and forgot about them....'tis the season for tissues....hmmmmm...maybe I'll whip a few up this week too! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  31. thanks for the recipe - oh lord, these were good!

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