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A pure pleasure. I'm up later than usual, so I made it a "Shortbread" party, poured a glass of wine and turned on Celtic Woman "Holiday" radio.
Just a hint: that will refresh you. You have the power to make a party. To fill your emotional aah needs. Set the atmosphere to bless yourself. Your family will appreciate the blessing, and you will find that trading into some "me" time was worth the 1/2 hour loss of sleep. Texting that good friend is just icing.
 Cookie Jar Morse Code upside down lid
Flicked on the kitchen light and saw the cookie jar looming at me as the fluorescent lights opened the room. I chuckled, oh no the "sign."
We have a secret "Morse code" around the Wambach house for, the cookies jar is empty. So there it was, cookie jar with upturned lid. We'll I do not know if it was a Mother's heart or a Wife's blessing, but I rolled up my sleeves, tied on my snowman apron, cracked open my recipe box to fill those lunches with sweet goodness. I knew exactly what I could make that was tasty, fast and brought memories to mind. My shortbread recipe. Or should I say Suzanne's shortbread recipe. It does not have a place among the recipe card file, nope it is stashed in the open place or catch all of the food clippings in my Grandma's black and white 40s recipe box. You see my dear friend, Suzanne, since 8th grade wrote out this recipe on the back of an autumn notepaper pad. Seeing her handwriting is almost as good as her being in the room. So I texted her and shared look what I'm baking, and we texted back and forth. They are in the oven while I write this, the smell hasn't yet reached my office area yet. It will. A pure pleasure. I'm up later than usual, so I made it a "Shortbread" party, poured a glass of wine and turned on Celtic Woman "Holiday" radio. Just a hint: that will refresh you. You have the power to make a party. To fill your emotional aah needs. Set the atmosphere to bless yourself. Your family will appreciate the blessing, and you will find that trading into some "me" time was worth the 1/2 hour loss of sleep. Texting that good friend is just icing.
Ingredients
1 lb. butter softened, I cheated and used the microwave to soften 1 cup sugar cream together cut in 5 cups flour, I used my kitchen aid the entire path. Press and press again into a 9x13 glass pan. I top with white cookie sprinkles to make them sparkle and sweet to the tip of your tongue. Bake 325-350 for 1/2 hour to 45 min. Till the edge is just lightly browned. I score them while hot for easy removal. Cool and pack them into lunches or eat warm with whip cream drizzled with chocolate syrup. Sorry, the empty cookie jar issue will return, oh too quickly. Happy sweet tooth!
2 Comments
Kristen Wambach
12/11/2016 02:12:40 pm
Actually the next morning Don said, you missed one there were 2cookie jar lids over turned. Ha ha ha
John Bugni
1/29/2017 07:05:42 pm
Short bread used to be my favorite Holiday treat. So good with coffee. But you know me as my new self. I wonder if it would be as good with Truvia and coconut or almond flower??? Probably not. It might be called something like "long bread" or "short bombs. Ha, ha. I hear you laughing now (or frowning). Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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