Thought for the Day

"You'll always stay young if you live honestly, eat slowly, sleep sufficiently, work industriously, and worship faithfully." - Author Unknown

Sugar Cookie Goodness

With coffee, with tea, with milk, with cocoa, or just because...I love sugar cookies! They are such an elegant and old fashioned cookie. Nothing fancy about them as far as ingredients or looks goes but take one bite and the melt in your mouth goodness will have you grabbing for a second...and a third...and quite possibly a fourth.

Now enough drooling over mine...go make some for yourself!

Per my favorite cookbook 'The Complete Book of Baking' by Pillsbury

No-Roll Sugar Cookies

1 cup sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup oil
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
4½ cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp. salt

In large bowl, cream both sugars and butter until light and fluffy. Add oil, vanilla and eggs; mix well. Stir in flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt until well blended. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.* Heat oven to 375ºF. Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
Bake for 5 to 8 minutes or until set, but not brown.
Makes 7 to 8 dozen cookies.

*Or if you're impatient like me stick your first batch in the oven and then refrigerate the rest of the dough while you're enjoying the first dozen! ;0)

Happy First Day of Fall

Well it has officially begun! The fire is going in the fireplace, I'm wearing my coziest sweater and slippers, a warm cup of coffee is waiting to be finished and the late morning sun is shining through the slight mist in the air. Fall has arrived!

I'm thinking of pumpkins, nostalgic old movies, hot cocoa, baking goodies, crafting, curling up with a good book, knee high boots, cozy sweaters and brightly colored scarves. After a long and trying summer I can't help but be excited for a change of season and all that it holds. I hope you are too!

Happy Fall to y'all!

Photo Courtesy of the Graphics Fairy

Million Dollar Monday

After using up a full tank of gas cruising the countryside...

Rustic Green Gas Can
$18 at CabinWindow

in my classic convertible and cozy little wrap...Faux Leopard Collar
$165 at BackThennishVintage

I arrived home to a crackling fire in the fireplace...Antique Wood Mantel
$700 at LookWhatIFound

grabbed a cozy blanket for my lap... Vintage Plaid Blanket
$25 at PaddyRidge

and sat down to enjoy a cup of hot cocoa.

Porcelain Chocolate Set
$45 at EmilyLynch

So while we are day dreaming...what would you buy if you had a Million Dollars?