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Gingerbread

Gingerbread BearMeasure 3 cups flour, 2 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp ginger, ½ tsp baking soda, and ½ tsp cloves into a medium size bowl. Stir until well combined.

Beat 1 cup unsalted butter with 1 cup brown sugar until very creamy. Gradually add ½ cup molasses and beat until well blended. Stir in flour mixture until well mixed.

Gather dough into a ball. Roll out ¼-inch thick on lightly floured surface. Cut out dough with cookie cutters. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350°F.

Bird’s Nest Cookies (aka Thumbprint Cookies)

Bird's Nest Cookies (aka Thumbprint Cookies)Beat together 3/4 cup margarine, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup honey, 2 tbsp milk, and 1 tsp vanilla.

Add 2 cups flour. Stir in 1 cup finely chopped walnuts.

Shape dough into balls.

Make a deep indent in center of each ball and fill with raspberry jam.

Bake 10-12 minutes at 350°F.

Nanaimo Bars

Nanaimo BarsBottom Layer: Melt ½ cup unsalted butter, ¼ cup white sugar, and 5 tbsp cocoa over medium heat. Add 1 beaten egg and stir to cook and thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in 1¾ cups graham wafer crumbs, ½ cup slivered almonds, and 1 cup unsweetened coconut. Press into an ungreased 9×13 pan and chill.

Middle Layer: Cream together ½ cup unsalted butter, 2 tbsp + 2 tsp cream (or milk), 2 tbsp vanilla custard powder, and 2 cups icing sugar. Beat until light. Spread over bottom layer and chill.

Top Layer: Melt 4 squares semi-sweet chocolate and 2 tbsp unsalted butter over low heat. Cool. When cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill.

Keep in refrigerator.

So What I Decided To Do Is…

Keep taking photos every day. I haven’t decided what will happen after that—maybe I will batch post at some point or maybe I will just post the ones I really like. I didn’t want to commit to posting each photo on the day it was taken indefinitely because that would be setting myself up for failure.

November Photo Project Wrap-Up

Most popular, according to views:

  • 11 (Poppy) – 14 views
  • 1 (Maple Leaves) & 12 (Chocolate Chip Cookies) – 11 views
  • 8 (Running Shoes) – 10 views

Don’t ask me why the shoes were so popular.

My favorite, I think, is 10 (Pomegranate). I also really like 2 (Vancouver Public Library), but it’s not as crisp as I would like. I’ll have to try that one again.

My least favorite is 13 (Domino). Clearly I was desperate for subject matter that day.

The Set.

It was a good exercise. What shall I do next? Hmm…