Sunday, December 1, 2019

Christmas Virtual Cookie Exchange Blog Hop


Welcome to the Christmas Virtual Cookie Exchange & Blog Hop hosted by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt.  Thank you, Carol, for putting together yet another great blog hop where we can swap stories, recipes, inspiration, and loads of fun!!

Today is my day to share with you what is going on at my house in preparation for the coming holiday.  Of course my sewing room is the normal disaster, so I won't be showing you that.  But for this hop I did put together a little quilt I thought fit the theme.


I bought this kit for a small quilt on a shop hop last year.  The fabric is called Sugar and Spice by Karen Tye Bentley for Northcott.  

The center is a panel featuring 12 different Christmas recipes.  The 9-patches that help make up the border are also from this fabric line and features holly, gingerbread men, snowflakes, and gingham.  The dark green plaid that borders the panel and binds the quilt is a nice contrast to the subtle colors.  
    


My only thought about this quilt is that it looks somewhat unfinished between the recipes.  I thought about placing buttons or ribbons inbetween each recipe, but finally just left it blank.  What do you think?  Any ideas?


The finished quilt is approximately 38" x 58", the perfect size quilt for Jack and me to snuggle under while watching tv.

But WAIT, there's more.

And now to the sweet part of this post.  I love the taste of sweet and salty, and what better than white chocolate and pretzels?  I found round pretzels at my local store and they made the cutest snowmen.  These are super simple to make.


Ingredients:

White chocolate, melted
Pretzel rings
Mini M&M's (I used orange ones only)
Black food coloring paste
Toothpicks
Spoon

Preparations:  (Chocolate dries fast)

1.  Line a cookie pan with parchment or waxed paper and spread retzels in rows on pan.
2.  Remove orange M&M's from package.
3.  Pour out a small amount of black food coloring paste.
4.  Melt white chocolate in microwave per directions.


Assembly:
1.  Use a spoon to fill each pretzel ring with white chocolate.
2.  Working quickly, drop an orange M&M in center of pretzel ring.
3.  Dip toothpick into black food coloring paste and dot eyes and mouth of snowman.  You may need to dot several times to get the size you want.
4.  Let dry overnight before packaging




Each snowman will be unique but all will be delicious.  When completely dry, scoop them into a decorative jar or bag and tie with a colorful ribbon.  Perfect for gift giving, or a sweet snack while watching your favorite Christmas movie.


Don't forget to visit the other participants on today's list:
December 2nd

35 comments:

  1. Cute idea for cookies! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  2. Oh I love the recipes quilt. Where ever did you find those fabrics? The cookies look both cute and tasty.

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  3. I love those cute snowmen treats. Your quilt is really great. I would add buttons or something in between each square, but it isn't necessary.

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  4. Hi Charlene! What a cute and easy idea for the snowman pretzels. They look almost too cute to eat. I just adore your companion and buddy, Jack. He looks like he's a good snuggler underneath that cute quilt. I'd like to read all the recipes on that quilt top! ~smile~ Roseanne

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  5. I love your recipe quilt just as it is! I have a couple of Christmas panels and have been debating what patterns to use. I'm going to go by your 9-patch version, because it features the fabrics so well.
    Those snowmen are darling and I know the pretzel/white chocolate combo is addictive!

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  6. Oh I love your cookies They look so tasty and funny too

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  7. hahahah. scrolling down and reading the post... I saw those circles filled with yumminess...but thought ?????? And then I just giggled when I saw they were little snowmen! How adorable!

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  8. Circle pretzels??? I don't know that I've ever seen them, but I will be on the lookout now. Those silly snowmen are just too cute! As for your quilt. Well, what could be better than a quilt with a mulled wine recipe on it! LOL!! I love mulled wine. :-)

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  9. Your pretzel snowmen are so adorable - they look fun to make and yummy, too! I really like your Christmas recipes quilt, too - buttons where the squares come together would be cute. But having it be snuggly is the most important!

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  10. Oh my gosh, what cute snowmen! I love the way you packaged them, too. Your quilt is adorable and that fabric is just too sweet. I always struggle with how to quilt over panels so that it doesn't ruin the print, but yours look fine without quilting or buttons. Thank you for hopping with us, Charlene...your post and those snowmen made me smile!

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  11. Love those sweet little snowmen! I'm going to look for the round pretzels and give it a try this year. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Oh these look like such fun to make and eat. Great idea. Thanks for sharing. Love the little quilt. I think it's wonderful just as it is.

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  13. Adorable snowman treats. Thanks for sharing in my favorite blog hop ... :) Pat

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  14. I like the idea of buttons on the corners of the "sashing". It would be a great place to showcase buttons that follow the kitchen theme of the quilt. You and Jack will enjoy many happy hours snuggled together with your quilt! Love your snowmen...totally adorable and easy to do (a must in my book!!)! This would be a great gift for teachers too!

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  15. Cute cookies! And I love the recipes quilt too. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Cute little snowmen! I think for the quilt I would do a second like of stitching to make it look like it is a sashing strip.
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  17. The snowmen are adorable. How about rick rack or ribbon, but the quilt is very cute.

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  18. adorable! both the quilt and pretzels

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  19. What a cute idea to make the pretzel yummies into snowmen. They are so much more Christmasy/Wintery that way. I'm going to use that idea next time I make the pretzel treats. (Don't they just look fabulous in the jars?) Cute panel and the recipes look like good ones to try. I like your idea of putting ribbon between the recipes to set them off. A bit of yarn couched between would look nice; Razzle Dazzle would add a bit of sparkle, too.

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  20. Your little quilt has such a nice vintage feel to it and you have the cutest dog to share it with.

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  21. Your pretzel rings are so cute and look so yummy! What's not to love about salty pretzels and white chocolate!?!! Your pup really seems to enjoy the quilt also! Jack seems to love that quilt just as it is! He looks like a miniature version of my rescue, Chloe! Thanks for sharing.

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  22. OMG...those snowman faces are super cute, especially when packaged up in cellophane in a bundle. LOVE!

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  23. Such cute snow man faces. They are so sweet gathered up in a jar. A great gift for sure. Your quilt fabric with the recipes is amazing. You can snuggle and cook at the same time. Super cute post - thank you.

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  24. What a great idea. I loved the packaging too. They look so adorable and yummy clustered together. thanks for sharing.

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  25. Very clever cookies, they are cute. As for your quilt since it is already put together I would use buttons. Probably because I have aquired soo many buttons over the years. I haven't seen that fabric with the recipes. Do you remember where you bought it or how long ago may be the better question?
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  26. Your snowman pretzel cookies are precious!! I bet they were a lot of fun to make -- thanks for sharing!! :)

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  27. Those snowmen faces are wonderfully cute and look very tasty! Thanks for sharing.

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  28. Wow!! These are a win, win for me. My husband just laughed at me & went to the store to get the pretzels. Thanks for the Greattttt Idea :)

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