Flowers as Sweet as Honey

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Show Your Love

Friends show their love in times of trouble…”

Highest Aspirations

Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead.

Happiness

To be happy, do not add to your possessions, but subtract from your desires.

Staying together as a Team

Win together, lose together, play together, stay together.

Paula’s Recipe of the Month: December 2009
Snow Capped Ginger Snaps

I hosted a Cookie Exchange and Brunch this morning for the moms at Reagan’s school.  We had so much fun!  The house smelled like a bakery all morning.

Here’s one of the cookies that I made.  They’re a new fav for sure.  I figure there’s more than one way to have “snow” for Christmas. 

SNOW CAPPED GINGER SNAPS

COOKIES:

• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ginger
• 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• granulated sugar
  

Mix brown sugar, shortening, molasses and egg in a large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger, cloves, and salt. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls and roll in granulated sugar. Place on cookie sheet, about 3″ apart. Bake 9-12 minutes, or just until set. Remove to wire rack to cool.

ICING:

• 1 (6-oz) package white (vanilla) baking chips

• 1 Tbsp. shortening
  

Place chips and shortening in microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered, on medium-high heat for 1 1/2 – 2 minutes, stirring every 15 seconds, until smooth.

Dip half of each cooled cookie into melted mixture. Place on waxed paper; let stand until coating is firm.

Real friend

A real friend is one who walks in when rest of world walks out.

Friend’s Song

A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.