The joy of creation can result from doing beautiful needlework, creating a lovely quilt or simply baking and cooking delicious treats for your loved ones!
Professionals from the Quilting and Needlework Industries have joined together to share their holiday memories, a glimpse into their businesses, and MANY irresistible recipes!
Please visit ILovetoBakeCookies.com and TheArmchairChef.com for more fabulous holiday creations!
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Needlework and Quilting Pros |
| ILoveToBake.com CREAM WAFERS |
| Our recipe is a favorite of both of us and it’s a bit of work, but the outcome is simply delicious! Round, delicate cookies with a delicious filling. Worth the effort, it will be everyone’s favorite holiday cookie! |
| Ingredients |
| Wafer Ingredients1 cup butter 1/3 cup whipping cream (don’t skimp, it should have 35% butterfat!) 2 cups all-purpose flour Sugar for sprinkling |
| Butter Filling Ingredients1/4 cup soft butter 3/4 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar 1 tsp. vanilla. If desired, red or green food coloring. |
| Step by Step |
| Wafer Instructions1) Sift flour before measuring, combine flour with butter and cream and mix thoroughly. 2) Chill one hour. Preheat oven to 375 F 3) Roll chilled dough 1/8″ thick on lightly floured board. 4) Cut into 1 1/2″ rounds. 5) Transfer to waxed paper heavily sprinkled with sugar, turning to coat both sides. 6) Place on ungreased baking sheet. Prick in four places with a fork. Bake 7 to 9 minutes, or until slightly puffy. 7) Put two cooled cookies together with filling recipe below. |
| Creamy Butter Filling: 1) Blend 1/4 cup soft butter, 3/4 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar, and 1 tsp. vanilla. 2) If desired, tint with red or green food coloring. 3) Spread on one wafer and gently press second wafer, creating a cookie sandwich! 4) Serve and Enjoy! |
| Beach Garden Quilts |
| My name is Lynnette Sandbloom and my business partner is Laura Jones. We are pattern designers for Beach Garden Quilts. We live and work on Bainbridge Island, 30 minutes by ferry from downtown Seattle, in Washington. We began our business in 2003. Laura and I took a quilt class together and enjoyed quilting but it wasn’t until I was painting a table with a quilt design for my studio (on our adjoining properties) that the discussion of a design business began. Beach Garden Quilts was born! Please visit our website at www.beachgardenquilts.com or contact us at Beach Garden Quilts, 9723 Olympus Beach Road NE, Bainbridge Island, WA  98110, (206) 842-5118. Our designs range from traditional to contemporary and we always share a little about our inspiration for each quilt. http://www.beachgardenquilts.com/ |
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