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Afternoon Every one

The day has turned or rather warm today36 degrees Celsius or 98 Fahrenheit, being sitting in the air conditioning not doing much have a scrap  page partly done but no engery

This page today is one I completed for the \"What Grandma Use to Make over on the Cookinup Creations " for January

 http://www.cookinupcreations.net/forum/index.php

The Design Team  have given us this month their favourite recipes, from there  they have created a recipe for us to create a layout 

Today one is Mexican Wedding Cakes  .

Mexican Wedding Cookies...oh my gosh, I love these! I look forward to them every Christmas except I didn't get any this Christmas. I guess I will be baking some of my own.

Ingredients:

1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, softened slightly but still firm, diced into 5 pieces each*

1 3/4 cups (210g) powdered sugar, divided

1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 3/4 cups (249g) all-purpose flour**

1 cup (110g) pecans, chopped into small bits

 

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together butter, 1/2 cup (60g) powdered sugar and salt until well combined.

Mix in vanilla extract.

Blend in flour. It will seem dry and sandy at first but keep mixing and it will come together.

Mix in pecans.

Scoop dough out 1 even tablespoon at a time and shape into balls. Transfer to baking sheet (keep remaining dough balls chilled until ready to bake unless you have a double oven).

Bake in preheated oven until nearly set, about 13 - 14 minutes.

Let cool on baking sheet until cool enough to handle, about 5 - 8 minutes.

Pour remaining 1 1/4 cups (150g) powdered sugar into a small mixing bowl, roll warm cookies one at a time through sugar to coat with a light layer (this layer will seem to melt and get sticky).

 

Transfer to cooling rack and let cool completely then roll in powdered sugar once more to cover. Store in an airtight container.

 CHALLENGE INGREDIENTS

This recipe calls for 6 ingredients, so for your challenge I want you to use 6 different patterned papers.

Dough is to be rolled into small balls and place on a lined cookie sheet. So for this I want you to add a circle/circles to your layout.

Line cookie sheet - matt something on your layout.

Place dough balls on a cookie sheet - add some type of grid design to your layout.

MY PAGE:

I have used a 6 different patterned papers  ( the six ingredients) each in a 3" circle , ( to represent the dough)  the papers where all from my scrap box.  Matted my photo in one of the papers  to represent the lined cookie sheet 

I have placed the circles in a grid design to represent the dough on a cookie sheet

I have gone through my topper container and added a top to each of my circles.

Such a quick and easy layout

I hope you like it

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

HAVE A GREAT  CRAFTY DAY 

MAUREEN