So I found out today that some of the student assistants at the library are crafty, to some extent that includes me. Yes, I have turned to the dark side. And it's true... we do have cookies!
One of my friends showed me this really cute drum ornament from Martha Stewart.com. You can even put cookies inside and give them away as gifts. I'm thinking I'll have to go to Micheals and see if I can find the things to make it out of and then give them to my friends in residence.
Then another friend of mine showed us her record bowl. Literally a bowl made out of an LP record she bought at Value Village. Then you melt it in the oven and form it into a bowl shape (clicking the link will give you more detailed instructions). Just a word of warning, make sure that the record has next to no value *before* you melt it down. Just a couple clicks on ebay will give you an idea as to whether to melt it or to sell it.
And of course, I have my great-grandmother's shortbread recipe. She actually got it from her 2nd husband's mother, so it's over 100 years old. Being that old I've had to adjust it somewhat, and also it didn't come with instructions so I've had to play around with those too, but I think I've got it just about perfect so here it is:
4 1/2 cups of flour
1 cup of packed brown sugar
1 lb of softened butter
2 egg yolks
2 tsp of vanilla
Blend together the flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until it is all mixed and has the consistancy of oatmeal. Add the egg yolks and vanilla and knead until it forms a ball of dough. on a baking tray smoosh out the dough until it is 1 inch even all around. Poke with a fork (I'm not sure why that's just what you do). Place into a 275 degree over and bake for an hour. Remove and cut while warm.
See I told you we had cookies
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