Happy New Year...

The new year is upon us...only hours away!
I want to wish everyone a safe, happy and prosperous New Year!

Merry Christmas to all...

No Calorie Christmas Cookies...

This arrived in my email this evening. I love humorous emails! Enjoy!

1. If you eat a Christmas cookie fresh out of the oven, it has no calories because everyone knows that the first cookie is the test and thus calorie free.

2. If you drink a diet soda after eating your second cookie, it also has no calories because the diet soda cancels out the cookie calories.

3. If a friend comes over while you're making your Christmas cookies and needs to sample, you must sample with your friend. Because your friend's first cookie is calories free, rule #1 is yours also. It would be rude to let your friend sample alone and, being the friend that you are, that makes your cookie calorie free.

4. Any cookie calories consumed while walking around will fall to your feet and eventually fall off as you move. This is due to gravity and the density of the caloric mass.

5. Any calories consumed during the frosting of the Christmas cookies will be used up because it takes many calories to lick excess frosting from a knife without cutting your tongue.

6. Cookies colored red or green have very few calories. Red ones have three and green ones have five - one calorie for each letter. Make more red ones!

7. Cookies eaten while watching "Miracle on 34th Street" have no calories because they are part of the entertainment package and not part of one's personal fuel.

8. As always, cookie pieces contain no calories because the process of breaking causes calorie leakage.

9. Any cookies consumed from someone else's plate have no calories since the calories rightfully belong to the other person and will cling to their plate. We all know how calories like to CLING!

10. Any cookies consumed while feeling stressed have no calories because cookies used for medicinal purposes NEVER have calories. It's a rule!

Chocolate Eggnog

Here is great recipe for your holiday gathering, or even to leave Santa on Christmas Eve with his delicious cookies.

You will need:
5 eggs
2 Cups ice cold milk
1/4 cup of Chocolate Syrup
1/4 cup of sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt

Combine all ingredients in blender. Cover, blend at high speed just until thoroughly combined.
Serve immediately. Makes 8-10 half Cups.

This recipe was in my childhood recipe box from
the 1970's, enjoy!

Humorous Christmas Cookie Recipe

I received this recipe in my email and I thought I would share it to liven up the Holidays.
Feel free to try this recipe out, I would suggest waiting until the kids are in bed!

Christmas Cookies

> 1 cup of water
> 1 tsp baking soda
> 1 cup of sugar
> 1 tsp salt
> 1 cup of brown sugar
> lemon juice
> 4 large eggs
> 1 cup nuts
>2 cups of dried fruit
> 1 bottle Crown Royal
- Sample the Crown Royal to check quality.
- Take a large bowl, check the Crown Royal again, to be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.
- Turn on the electric mixer...Beat one cup of butter in a large , fluffy bowl.
- Add one teaspoon of sugar...Beat again.
- At this point it's best to make sure the Crown Royal is still OK, try another cup.. just in case.
- Turn off the mixer thingy.
- Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
- Pick the frigging fruit off floor...
- Mix on the turner.
- If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry
it loose with a dewscriver.
- Sample the Crown Royal to check for tonsisticity.
- Next, sift two cups of salt, or something.... who giveshz a sheet.
- Check the Crown Royal.
- Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
- Add one table.
- Add a spoon of ar, or somefink.... whatever you can find.
- Greash the oven.
- Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.
- Don't forget to beat off the turner.
- Finally, throw the bowl through the window.
- Finish the bottle of Crown Royal.
- Make sure to put the stove in the dishwasher.
Cherry Mistmas

Still Time to Get Cookie Cutters for Christmas

There is still time to get great cookie cutters before Christmas.
I have lots to choose from in my store, Cookie Cutter Corner.

Lemon Rounds~Yummy!

The lemons are ripe and just in time to make these wonderful Refrigerator cookies for the holiday. Yummy!!!








Lemon Rounds
1 1/2 Cups sifted regular flour
1 Egg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons lemon zest (grated rind)
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1 Cup Sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
1. Measure flour, soda, salt into sifter
2. In medium mixing bowl cream shortening with sugar until fluffy, beat in egg, lemon juice, zest and pecans. Sift in flour mixture, blending well to make a soft dough.
3. Shape into 2 long rolls and wrap in wax paper, chill overnight. When ready to bake,
slice dough 1/4" thick. Place on cookie sheet.
4. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes or until golden around the edges. Cool on wire racks.
The dough will keep in the refrigerator for a week or two, you can bake these in small batches as needed.

My Christmas Tree

Straying off the subject of "Cookies" slightly. I thought I would share my Christmas Tree with you, it is Silver and gorgeous, I love it! Best of all it is quick to assemble with no mess!
I am a nostalgic kind of person and this tree reminds me of the one my mom and dad used to have way back when I was a kid! Happy Holidays to you all!

Peanut Butter Cookies

I was digging through my box of recipes from my childhood and found a well worn recipe card. I thought I would share this easy recipe with you:

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
1 Cup Peanut Butter (chunky or smooth, whichever you prefer)
1 Cup Shortening
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Cup White Sugar
2 Eggs (Beaten)
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 1/2 Cup Cake Flour
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

Cream peanut butter and shortening together in large mixing bowl.
Add sugar, beaten eggs, vanilla and dry ingrediants. Chill dough.
Mold into balls (about a teaspoon) place on cookie sheet and press with fork
to less than 1/4" thickness. Bake 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees.

Great Holiday Cookie Cutter Finds

I just added some great Wilton Vintage 1990's cookie cutters to my store.
You can check them out here.
Everyone loves Winnie The Pooh!

The Holidays are here!`

The holidays are here, that means lots of baking.
I have some great Christmas and holiday cookie
cutters in my store, Cookie Cutter Corner.
Hallmark, Wilton, Tupperware, Hutzler brands to name a few, also plastic, copper and metal ones. Old and new.
Shipping is free, so fill up your shopping cart!

Cookie Tribute

As a tribute to my all time favorite cookie I made this scrap book page in scrapblog.com.
I love Toll House cookies! My dog, Bear, is guarding my stash!

Thanksgiving Wishes

Cookies and Tea

Cookies and Tea are great combination. My favorite cookies are freshly baked Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies,
there is nothing better.
Make yourself a nice hot cup of tea, grab
your favorite cookies and get ready to relax.

You can find great tea mugs and cups
and cookie cutters here.

Clay Cookie Molds

Beautiful clay molds make wonderful holiday cookies. They also make great gifts.
You can paper cast in them for your scrap booking projects.
For the Holidays you can make salt dough ornaments.
They can also be used to make bees wax ornaments.
I have several different ones in my store.
Several different companies make them, Pampered Chef,
Brown Bag Cookie Art, Wilton and Cotton Press.

Wilton Cookie Cutters

Wilton has great cookie cutters. You can find shapers and detailed cookie cutters for all seasons and occasions.
They also make fun character cookie cutters such as the Simpson's.
The detailed cookie cutters are great for making impressions on cakes. Impress the cookie cutter on the cake and then pipe around the design for creative and beautiful cakes.

Wilton Cookie Treat Pans

Wilton has cookie treat pans that make cookie baking easy and fun. These pans are great, you can make cookies by pressing your dough into them or use them to make candy, brownies or any other kind of treat you can think of. This cute snowman pan is for sale in my store. I also have stars, hearts, round and many other Wilton pans. I love Wilton pans, they allow you to be creative, and you can stick them in the dishwasher when baking time is over.

Tips for Buying Cookie Cutters

Wow, November is here already! The Holidays are right around the corner and you have a lot of baking to do!
Buying great cookie cutters for your holiday baking is easy:
Cookie cutters come in all shapes and sizes. They can be made of copper, tin or plastic. Metal cookie cutters are sharper than plastic, so they can cut through the dough easily. The only difference between copper and tin cookie cutters is that copper tends to be sturdier, when buying very large cutters, copper would be a better choice. I like copper better because it is very attractive and decorative too. It is the most expensive option of the three. If you're making small to medium-sized cookies, tin or plastic will work just as well as copper.
Tip: Remember to hand wash your cookie cutters to prevent tarnishing or warping.
You can find great holiday cookie cutters here: Cookie Cutter Corner

Happy Halloween

Halloween is almost here! I have some lights up and
a few decorations. The pumpkin is ready to be carved
into a cute Jack-O-Lantern.
Wishing everyone a great and safe Halloween!

Other Uses For Cookie Cutters

Cookie Cutters have so many uses other than cutting out cookies.
Here are a few ideas:

*Use shaper style cookie cutters as stencils. You can make great
fall leafs for your scrap booking, greeting cards and for decorating.

*Use smaller metal shapes to make fancy pats of butter for your holiday table. Roll your stick of butter flat and cut out. Put on a pretty plate.

*Make salt dough for the kids and let them make great ornaments to tie on gift packages.

Fall Baking

Fall is here! I am so grateful, living in Arizona and enduring the 100+ temperatures for 5 months gives you a great appreciation for the cooler weather.
Time to think about getting started on your baking projects.
Sugar cookies for Halloween...what could be better?
I buy a pre-mixed tube of sugar cookie dough from the refrigerated section at my grocery store,
roll it out, cut out cookies, bake and decorate. EASY!!!

Collecting Hallmark Cookie Cutters

Hallmark Cookie Cutters are very desirable to Collectors.
You can find Hallmark cookie cutters for nearly every occasion!
Hallmark has been producing cookie cutters since the 1960's and in the early 1970's their production increased.
Hallmark cookie cutters are colorful and very well made. They are either hard plastic or soft plastic with detailed designs.
Decorating Tip:
The detailed cookie cutters are especially great for using as a design guide on cakes. Simply press the cookie cutter into the frosting, then pipe your frosting around the lines.

Calling all Cookie Cutter Collectors!

Welcome to Cookie Cutter Corner where you will find Cookie Cutters of all kinds! Cookie cutter collectors and cookie lovers, I have ALOT of cookie cutters and will be adding more, so check back often. Most of my cookie cutters are previously owned and gently used in excellent condition unless otherwise stated. Shipping is free on all cookie cutters!