You’ve invited friends over, but don’t have much of your monthly budget left? Don’t panic. Serve up warm moist cookies from your oven. Bake them fifteen minutes before your guests are supposed to arrive and your home will be filled with the sweet smell of homemade goodies.
Combine the cookies on a unique platter – this one is a red sparkly resin Valentine dish - and add a few unusual chocolates and you’re sure to have a winner. These are chocolate coins I found in the supermarket at Christmas. These are always a favorite of mine because it reminds me of waking up on Christmas morning, running to my stocking in my pajamas with feet, and finding such a wonderful surprise – money you can eat!
Serve the cookies and chocolate coins with hot chocolate on a cold snowy afternoon or cool milk after a strenuous ice skating adventure on a frozen pond.
Click here for the cookie recipe.
Extremely Crafty Tip #1 – It doesn’t cost much to buy unusual candies when you see them. They’re always a great talking point. In Belgium, I found chocolate Euros and in Canada, some chocolate Loonies (nickname for the Canadian dollar). In NY’s Chinatown, I bought lots of chewy fruity sweets with wrappers in Chinese. I guess I collect sweets on all of my travels. Hard as it may be, I try not to gobble them as soon as I’m on the plane because I love serving them to my guests at dinner parties. They make a great talking point and all the wrappers written in different languages look so pretty when served in small assorted bowls.
Extremely Crafty Tip #2 – If you make a big batch of cookie dough, always keep some to one side and freeze it. Place a large handful of dough in a plastic bag, enough for about a dozen cookies, and pop it in the freezer. If guests unexpectedly invite themselves over, pop the bag in the microwave on defrost for a few minutes, then pop the dough in the oven as usual. Your friends will be so impressed you baked just for them.
Beware – freezing cookie dough may be hazardous to your health. Avoid late night raids of the freezer or mixing the dough with a tub of ice cream and eating the whole thing.
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Letters from Paris
Paris Crafting
Teddies in Paris
Credit Crunch Entertaining
Honey Apple Pancakes