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Family · Holidays

This Christmas

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This Christmas, mend a quarrel.
Seek out a forgotten friend.
Dismiss suspicion, and
replace it with trust.
Write a love letter.
Share some treasure.
Give a soft answer,
Encourage youth.
Manifest your loyalty
in word and deed.
Keep a promise. Find the time.
Forgive a grudge. Forgive an enemy.
Listen.
Apologize if you were wrong.
Try to understand. Flout envy.
Examine your demands on others.
Think first of someone else.
Appreciate. Be kind. Be gentle.
Laugh a little. Laugh a little more.
Deserve confidence.
Take up arms against malice.
Decry complacency.
Express your gratitude.
Go to church. Welcome a stranger.
Gladden the heart of a child.
Take pleasure in the beauty
And wonder of the earth.
Speak your love. Speak it again.
Speak it once again.
-Author Unknown

Cookies and Bars · Family · Holidays

Valentine’s Day Cookies

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Valentine’s Day brings back memories of making Valentine’s Day cards, making and eating sweet treats, and enjoying wonderful dinners with those I love. Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be an expensive, extravagant day.  It’s really about being with or talking to those you love.  I often express my love through cooking, as my Mother did.

These colorful cookies were fun to make, to share and to eat.  Share a batch with those you love and enjoy the day!

VALENTINE’S DAY M&M COOKIES

8 tablespoons salted butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Valentine’s mix M&Ms
1/2 cup white chocolate chips (I used a Ghiradelli white chocolate bar, chopped)

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Add the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until well combined.
  • Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
  • Dump in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined. Dough will be soft.
  • Stir in the candy and white chocolate chips.
  • Use a large cookie scoop to scoop out 12 balls of dough.
  • Bake for 10 minutes exactly. Do not overbake. Cookies may look a bit underdone, but they will set up as they cool.
  • Let cookies set on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes before eating.
  • Store, tightly covered, for up to 5 days.