Brown Sugar cOokies

When making the Oatmeal coOkies
a week ago,
The BabyGirl asked
if they had Brown Sugar cookies,
and we found out,
yes, yes they do.




So we made them.
It's another simple recipe, and quite tasty in a subtle way.
It definitely tastes like a sugar cookie, with a hint of snickerdoodle.
Dark Brown sugar is used in this recipe
and I thought it would have had a heavier taste,
maybe similar, in a loose way, to molasses.
It's perfect with coffee, I know that.

Since we've started making our own cookies,
the Womb Fruits hardly touch the store bought stuff.

This is the recipe we used.

We rolled out balls of dough 

and then gently flattened them,

instead of spoOnfull drops.

Next time, I'm also going to double the Spices and see how that tastes.

Brown Sugar CoOkies recipe

 

Womb Weebles suitcases

 Half or more of our Road Tripps 

have the Womb Weebles with Us.

We really do have fun as a family on these trips.

This time around, it's The Kids turn to 

get new luggage.

Again, Target was the place.

The NiNja Cupcake is like her Womb Mother

{ha! I did!}

She likes the Faun~cee stuff

and went with the Girly Floral.

The Blu Man, whom is like his

1/8 enlarged scale model,

went for the Plain Blue Boy.

The bonus were these great matching Messenger bags.

With all kinds of nooks and pockets,

it had the power to make a reallllly long trip

into a pleasant, busy one!

The insides were your typical zippered net.

The rolling cases are overhead bin ready,

adjustable pull out handle,

and wheels.

Makes any Kid, a Big Kid

ready to take on the World.

and besides,

They LoVed em~

Yulemas Bread Dough Ornaments

 

I've been having a lot of fun with this bread dough.

 

A recently bought Holiday Crafts magazine

featured an artist who did these for her project.

I instantly thought "CooL. I wanna do that"

So I did.

I used a basic recipe:

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1 cup Flour

1/2 cup Salt

1/2 cup Water

Additional Ingredients and TooLs

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Mixer with bread dough attachment

Color ~ food coloring, Tempra Paint, Acrylic Paint

Fine point or Ultra Fine Point Sharpies or suitable type pens

Varnish 

or 

Wax

or 

Clear Polyurethane Spray

Yarn, Thread, String for hanging

 Put the Flour and Salt in the mixing bowl,

turn to low/low medium speed, and slowly add the Water.

Make sure all the Flour, especially the sides and bottom are thoroughly mixed in.

Let it knead for approximately 8 - 10 minutes 

{helps the Salt dissolve more and dough more pliable} 

 

I added Powdered Tempra Paint {about 3 tbls to the water}
but it was not that noticeable.

More experimenting in the Color Depth Department needed.

I played around with cracker thin dough and it's really nice,

but VERY easily broken

{which might change when varnished/waxed}

Others were a bit thicker.

I'm playing around with all the thicknesses.

They all puffed up which I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND CUTTING ON COOKIE SHEET

Moving the cut~out will very easily distort the shape

 Flour your area, roll out dough, and start making shapes.

I've been baking mine at 225* for about an hour for the Cracker Thin

or two hours for the thicker ones. 

I want to try air dry next to see how those work.

After doodling around with Designs,
I used Clear Acrylic Matte Spray to coat.

Not to happy with the results.
The Ink bled, and it sort of yellowed the dough.

I came across one post that "waxed" their Ornaments,
by melting it and brushing it on

or dipping it.....not sure about this one.

Resin dipping is also used.

Bread Dough Ornaments are':
*Traditional
*Very Inexpensive
*Kid Fun

What isn't there to like and enjoy??

Back to School

Y

Yes, it truly is Magical.

My house is now magically quiet AND clean!