Here To Stay Is A New Bird

Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Tea this afternoon was Peets fragrant Winter Solstice - a black tea with spices, vanilla and citrus. I used my cardinal cup that College Girl gave me last year. I lit candles and placed them on the little pull-out shelves on either side of the Queen Anne tea table. Along with cinnamon apple slices, I nibbled on a couple Peanut Butter Jam Cookies. They're easy to make and look so pretty, especially if you use a variety of jams. 

1/2 cup room temp butter, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 and 3/4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In medium bowl, beat butter, peanut butter, sugars, egg, vanilla and salt until fluffy. Add flour and baking soda, stir well. Shape dough into 48 balls, using a rounded teaspoon for each. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. (I use parchment). Bake 8-10 minutes. Immediately top each cookie with a Hershey Kiss OR use a wooden spoon handle to make an indent in the cookie center. Fill centers with a teaspoon of jam. Cool on racks.

I used apricot, boysenberry and plum jams in our cookies. We're trying to decide what to bake next. 

 

 

 

 

I use my dogeared old copy of Cookies  by Natalie H. Haughton whenever we want to bake up a batch of bars or cookies- every recipe I've tried has been a winner.

 

 

 

When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

 

 

 

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