Posts tagged cookies

1/8/12: i took a bunch of pictures today, but this one just kind of encompasses the whole day. we walked down to the farmers market cause i was craving empanadas and it was just a gorgeous day. this leaning tree made me giggle. 

1/9/12: trees two days in a row! eep! today was super awesome. woke up early and got some errands done - got ink for my printer so i can start putting these photos in my album, got a bunch of canvases so i have no excuse to get behind on a painting a week, went grocery shopping (gasp!). then came back and had some beef stew for lunch and walked to the beach and back. the four miles wore me out and gave me blisters the size of quarters - but nothin a sushi burrito for dinner cant cure. 

1/10/12: playing around with new editing techniques. i have such a hard time taking photos in my apartment because its just so dark and yellow. thats the point of this project though, i guess, to learn new things and get better. so i finally got around to framing and hanging the bag that my secret santa gift came in! i love it. its so pretty. 

1/11/12: wednesday we had the sweets truck come to work to celebrate january birthdays. yum. 

1/12/12: i admit, i had to kind of stretch with this one. it was late and i hadn’t taken my photo yet. but i did want to talk about these shoes eventually anyway, so here goes. these were my first pair of expensive shoes. fifty dollars! they’re from the wild pair, remember that store? i was in seventh grade. my mom was so pissed. she didn’t think i would wear them. but let me tell you, i wore the shit out of these babies. eventually i got tired of them, but somehow they managed to survive every fit of feng shui madness i’ve had since then (and there have been plenty) because i just loved them so much. i left them at home when i moved to la, but every once in awhile i think about them and in my head they are so amazing that i wished i had them with me here. so finally when i went home this time for christmas, i had my mom dig them out and i brought them back with me. they’re hideous, right? i tried wearing them the other day with my pajama pants for like a seventies vibe, but it didn’t work. i have to keep them though. i know the instant i would get rid of them, i would immediately want them back because bell bottoms came back into style or something.

1/13/12: marshall and i have had a longstanding rain check for another double date with josie and joe for sausages at wurstkuche venice. friday we finally cashed it in. 

1/14/12: i met marshall and his roommates in santa monica tonight for a walk and some sushi. thank god because the sunset was effing amazing. 

see january week one here

a round up of all the deliciousness found at nicole’s cookie swap! YUM-O!

the other night i was invited to a cookie swap. i wanted to impress, so i decided to try something new. i found this recipe for oreo cheesecake cookies on pinterest and it looked amazing. 

in a large bowl, mix together 1/2 c butter and 3 oz cream cheese until smooth. add 1 c sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract and mix. slowly combine in 1 c flour and stir in 1/2 c chocolate chips. 

crumble up about a cup of oreos and put them in a little bowl. roll the dough into about 1 inch balls and roll in oreos. 

place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 375 for about 15 minutes. 

serve with milk and enjoy! 

butterballs are one of my most favorite holiday traditions. others include getting holiday pj’s on christmas eve, my grammas bread dip (which i may have to make soon also), and the themed secret santa exchange with my family. anyways, these are so delicious, and pretty easy to make. be warned though: you will need a glass of milk with them. guaranteed. heres what i did: 

• preheat oven to 325
• mix 1 c soft butter, 1/2 c powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla
• gradually sift in 2 1/4 c flour, 1/4 tsp salt, 3/4 c finely chopped pecans
• chill dough
• roll into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet
• bake for 12-15 minutes or until set (not brown) 
• roll in powdered sugar while still warm
• cool, roll in powdered sugar again
• enjoy!