When I was at school(back in the day's of the Ox Wagons....) We never knew when our teachers birthdays were, let alone had parties for them and gave them presents...... Teachers were, well stuffy,old and not very nurturing and never ever did I vaguely think they were attractive! So fast forward Many- MaNy- MANY years, and my how things have changed.... these are the words that spring to mind about Little Madame's two teachers..... Funky, Young, PRETTY and so Loving, so much so that I want to go back to school - In fact, I want to be the Teachers Pet!
When I was told by a very excited Little Madame that it was Mrs Blackman's birthdays and that she needed to get a present! make a card! make a cake! buy balloons!(we have a balloon thing that we do here at home for birthdays) I had to calm her down! We had to decide exactly what we could get/give said teacher, the gift idea's from Little Madame ran from giving her a used Barbie and some Barbie clothes to giving her a bowl of Little Madame's favourite food of the moment - Cauliflower(Yes, that's no typo.... she loves Cauliflower) I finally convinced her that a big jar of home made cookies would do! And told her to make a card while I baked..... But what to bake- then I remembered these very decadent and delicious cookies I made last Christmas! White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies! They went down a treat and I made countless batches, because they seemed to jump out of the cookie jar and force their way into your mouth at the kitchen door - cheeky little things(my hands had nothing to do with it, I swear!)
Now you all know me... any excuse to bake- Into the pantry cupboard, out with the recipe book, ready, set ......... gooooooo!!!
150g Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
75g oats
125g Soft Butter
75g Brown Sugar
100g Caster Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
100g Cranberries
50g Pecan/Walnuts(have made then without nuts)
200g White Chocolate
Put the first 4 ingredients in to a bowl
Cream the butter and sugars - add the egg and vanilla essence
Beat in the flour mix
Add the Cranberries,Nuts and Chocolate
Roll into balls and and place on a baking tray squish down with a fork(not a big Squish)
Bake for 15 min at 180 Degrees
Let them cool(If you can - Letting cookie's cool has never been my strong point)
EAT!
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| Busy With A Birthday Card |
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| Ready, Set, Go! |
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| Golden Eggs And Vanilla |
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| Ruby Red Cranberries |
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| Rolled Balls Ready For The Oven! |
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| Present Ready |
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| A Few Added Extras |
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| All Wrapped Up |
There was an air of excitement when I dropped Little Madame off the next day! The class room had been decorated and looked very festive - The Birthday Teacher, Mrs Blackman, had a huge smile on her face! Our present was added to the ever growing pile of presents on the teachers desk! Alas, mom's were not invited to the party, but it was apparently a very good party, except, as I was later told - "there was NO cake Mama - Only Ice Cream..." Oh Horror!! Well in our day....our teacher's were lucky if they got an Apple! Cheeky Little Mare!! xxx
PS :: HaPpY BiRtHdAy Mrs Blackman, Hope you had a WONDERFUL day!!!
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| A Few Sneaky Biscuits for Mom! |
Ha ha ha Love it Ashley! I can just imagine Sassy's excitement. She is a creative soul - just like her Mama! This cookies look delish1 Wish I was a baker...sigh...LOL
ReplyDeleteYet another yummy recipe to try :-)
ReplyDeleteyou know i think you are the most woderful daughter in the world. I will always love you. Your baking and cooking are excelent. Your caring is even more than anyone could expect. I LOVE YOU.
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