A Witchy Good Give Away.

This is my first time being part of Samhain sirens. I don't know if this is there first year or not. I'm having a grand old time if one can have fun in a blogger world. Confession time...I hope they do something fun with Yule.

I first want to tell you about the give away being offered by Elegantly Enchanting I think in general I would be interested in the Altar and spellwork tools.

But there is a lot more fun over at samhain sirens 

This time around in the kitchen fun...is some cookies

 

Cursed Cookies

* 1 1/2 cups butter, softened

* 2 cups white sugar

* 4 eggs

* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

* 5 cups all-purpose flour

* 2 teaspoons baking powder

* 1 teaspoon salt

Frosting

* confectioners sugar (about 2 cups)

* milk (by the Tbsp)

* splash of vanilla or almond extract

* food coloring for decorating

Method

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. If your butter is too hard, leave it in the sun to soften a bit. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.

2. Stir in the flour in 1-cup increments, mixing well. Add baking powder and salt, then blend until the dough starts to form into a ball.

3. Leave the dough to chill for at least an hour. Overnight is best.

4. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Roll out the dough onto a floured surface about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into VOODOO shapes, then place cookies 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

5. Bake for 6 minutes in the preheated oven. You’ll want the cookies to come out with just a tiiiiiny bit of color on the bottom. Adjust the time and temperature as necessary — Matt and I had to eat the first batch as the bottoms were too browned. (No loss there!) Cool completely before frosting.

6. When the cookies are cool, make the frosting! Add 2 cups confectioners sugar to a bowl and add vanilla extract. Add milk in increments until the desired consistency is reached — you’ll want it so you can pipe the frosting and have it be a bit thick.

7. Once the consistency is reached, divide into different containers and add food coloring until the desired colors are reached. Frost the cookies with a toothpick or using a piping bag, then place them on a cooling rack to dry. Allow icing to dry overnight.

ETA: This recipe yields around 60-80 cookies. Just forewarning you!!

These cookies are from coexistcafe and Fred and Friends

 

One last thing today feature blogger is Im Not Hannah and she also is trying to get people to blog everyday in October

 

Well it look like I won't be doing photo hunt tomorrow. Hubby is pacing the floor about getting wood. My guess we have 3 to 4 cords of firewood in our barn/shed now.

Coffee is on,,,