Making Cookies USA style

Cookies and Cupcakes have crossed the Atlantic although we still really prefer to call them biscuits and fairy cakes! Of course here in Michigan where I am staying at the moment if you talk about biscuits they think its a breakfast dish served with gravy - yet another example of trans-Atlantic language complications. Anyhow - back to the cookies. We had fun making these double chocolate and sea salt cookies.

 

Want to make these at home? Here's a link to the recipe on a blog where we found all kinds of delicious cookie ideas.

At the Stampin' Up! European Convention in Mainz last month we were able to buy some lovely seasonal cookie stamps - not stamps to use with ink but silicone stamps that make fabulous patterns on the cookie dough. Here is a the information on them from the seasonal catalogue. See how nice they are - ideal for making a batch of cookies and presenting them as a gift in a cello bag with a hand crafted topper or what about using the Season of Sweets designer kit?

And by the way did you realise that you can also use these stamps with salt dough and have fun with children making everlasting cookies for dolls and teddies to enjoy! This is certainly on my list of great crafting things to do over the Christmas holidays with the grandchildren.

What are you planning to do with little ones during the Christmas period? If you have any great ideas I would love to hear about them.