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Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

This is a new recipe I made this year. They are a basic shortbread cookie with melted chocolate on top. They’re pretty good.

4 tbs unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tbs coconut oil
1/4 cup coconut sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tbs water
3/4 cups gluten free all-purpose flour
1/4 cup buckwheat flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt

1 tsp coconut oil
1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks or chips

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix together the butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla and water.
Add the flour, buckwheat flour, flaxseed, cinnamon and salt and combine.

Roll dough into a log shape about 12 inches long on a floured piece of wax paper.
Cut into 1/4 inch thick slices and put on the baking sheet.

Bake for 8 – 10 minutes.

When cooled, melt the 1 tsp coconut oil and dark chocolate. Spread chocolate over each cookie.

Made about 30 small cookies.

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Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

These were a new Christmas cookie that I made this year. They were super good! I modified the original recipe from using pecans to using M & M’s.

5 tbs butter, softened
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, room temperature
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup M & M’s
1/2 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips

1/4 – 1/2 cup confectioner sugar

Preheat oven to 350.

In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in M & M’s and chocolate chips.

Form dough into tablespoon sized balls and roll into confectioner sugar.

Drop onto a greased or parchment paper covered baking sheet.

Bake 15 – 20 minutes.

Let cool for a few minutes and re-roll each cookie in confectioner sugar.

Source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-snowballs/

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How To Weave A Christmas Red White Green Abstract Pattern #1

I’m working on a few Christmas themed potholders in red, green and white. This is the first one I made. To make it, use the following colors for the columns:

red,white,red,red,white,green,red,red,red,green,red,red,green,white,red,red,white,red

Next weave in the same colors for the rows:

red,white,red,red,white,green,red,red,red,green,red,red,green,white,red,red,white,red

Start off by weaving the first row color of red underneath then over the column loops.
Weave the second row color of white over then underneath the column loops.

To make this using different colors, substitute your first color wherever red appears, substitute your second color wherever green appears and substitute your third color wherever white appears.

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