MeMaw's Cookies

These are the most universal cookie I know of.  Chocolate chip, peanut butter and oatmeal rolled into one.  Delicious!  I usually have a cookie marathon and bake all of the above cookies and put them in the freezer but sometimes one batch of cookies is all you have time for and this cookie fits the bill perfectly. 

Actually, we call these MeMaw Cookies because my mother-in-law baked them.  She was the head of the Holland Hall Primary School and they made these in the cafeteria for special occassions.  This is the only cookie I ever remember her baking so they had to be MeMaw's Cookies.  It makes a lot of cookies so they are great for taking to a cookout or housewarming or cookie exchange.

Here are the ingredients.  As you can see, there is no flour.  They come together very quickly.  Of course you start by creaming the butter, adding the sugar and eggs, then add the peanut butter and baking soda. 

Yes, that is an empty jar!  You use the entire 18 oz jar of peanut butter.

You add the oatneal and the chocolate chips and then you sample the cookie dough.  Nothing better than cookie dough.  If it looks too soft, feel free to add 1/4 cup or more of oatmeal. 

 

As you can see, 1 1/2 dozen small cookies fit nicely with plenty of room to spread.  The larger cookie you can fit 13 cookies with plenty of room.

This pic best demonstrates the difference in size.  My husband takes cookies for dessert and I                                                       make the bigger ones for him. 

Of course, I wish I had someone to help clean up the mess. But when all is said and done it is well worth making the mess because the cookies are so delicious!

Happy Eating!

Wedding Presents

Friends of my son married, finally, in their own words.  So, when couples have been together almost 9 years you want something they didn't already have or would get at the wedding shower.  So, I fired up the sewing machine and made personalized aprons.  I usually like to do colors related to the kitchen but in this case, the bride is a big OSU, Oklahoma State University, fan and the groom has the bluest eyes so I chose orange and blue for their aprons.  So here is what I do...

I start out printing their names out on the computer.  I enlarge the font as much as possible and then use the copier to enlarge it to the size I need.  This is where tracing paper is your best friend.  Trace the names and trim. 

Next you turn the names over and use a transfer

pencil on the backwards names.  This will allow

you to use this as an iron on transfer. 

Transfer pencils can be found at local fabric stores.  Sometimes they are permanent so you should use a piece of test fabric first.

I have marked the center of both the apron and the transfer and placed the transfer where I wanted it to be and ironed it on.

Sometimes, as in this case, it is hard to see the transfer so the alternative is to secure the tracing paper and place your embroidery hoop where you catch the paper.  In machine embroidery, unlike hand embroidery, you hoop the fabric on the underside of the hoop so that it lays flat on the sewing machine bed.  I do this freehand.  Sounds hard but you lower the feed dogs on the machine and set the zigzag to the width you want.  Then you sew!  You follow the transfer and sew fast as you move the hoop slower so you get a solid line.  The zigzag is the ink and the fabric in the hoop is the paper. 

Here is the finished product!  Contrasting thread is usually what you want to use and in this case I just used opposite colors.

And the Happy Bride at the shower.

I think the project was a success!