When the weather outside is frightful and there’s no chance of a tropical vacation anytime soon, what’s a girl to do? (Well, yes, a pina-colada might have worked also.)
Double Chocolate Coconut Cookies.
Do I need to say more?
I will tell you in the spirit of full disclosure that the recipe is from this book:
—further proof that I’m not entirely against the Martha. (Although I do feel confident in my guess that she has never actually made these cookies.)
Very delicious and just enough coconut to take me away from the slushy icy mess that is my life today.
I also found my way back to the sewing machine (Yes Virginia, she really does have a sewing machine under that mess) and finished the last block for a gender-neutral baby quilt that’s been in the works for a while. Good thing I started early.
If it weren’t for the holidays I think this quilt might actually have a prayer of arriving at it’s appointed destination on time.
I may have backed down just a bit from my promise to let myself off the hook from making all of my gifts this year. While I’m certainly not making all of them, I have found the drive to crank out a few.
These coffee cup cozies have become a go-to for my small gift giving needs. We like to present them wrapped around a coffee cup with a gift card inside. (Thanks, as always, to Erin for the pattern.)
And for those of you who asked, I have a little Hanukkah post lined up—stay tuned.
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Love the coffee cup cozy idea, Amy! I’m making scarves this year. Scarves, scarves, scarves. Mad about ‘em. Flannel on one side. Photos coming soon.
Hello… I almost got the book for myself, but I still have it in my wish cart. Do you recommend the book from Martha?
I love that cookie book. The best choc chip recipe I’ve ever come across. And then there are all the other ones…. I’ve made several of the recipes and they’ve all turned out great. Loving the orange quilt too.
Happy Hanukkah!
Am in love with it all, especially the quilt! And the coffee cozies are a wonderful idea–no time this year though–maybe next? K x
Adore the quilt blocks, the coffee cozies are lovely (cute, though not strictly necessary in Australia); as for the Martha Stewart thang – I hear ya sista! LOL
I blogged about her countdown to Christmas – and my inability to keep up – quite some time ago http://shequilts.wordpress.com/?s=martha+stewart
Do love your blog. Always feel as though I can kick off my shoes here.
Kate
I gave myself the pass of not making all my gifts this year-it’s quite liberating. I do plan on making a few coffee cup cozies but besides that I just want to finish up projects I already started!
those cookies make me hungry… about the tropical thing you can try with strawberry frozen margarita or a mojito…
your blocks are so great! it will be a beautiful baby quilt!
Look. It’s quilting mojo! I love that striped fabric especially! And honey, I still need to make your ginger (spice? molasses?) cookies. Don’t give me ANOTHER recipe I have to try!
I take it back. You can never have too many cookie recipes…and those look delish!
They look delish! My friend had that book in the office the other day and I was drooling over it!
I got that book as a magazine a few years ago…just the table of contents with pictures of each cookie makes me happy. My husband’s favorite cookie ever is her chocolate crinkle cookie
I love those cookies too!
Glad to see that you are hitting some sewing strides again. Those blocks look great!
Love that baby quilt !! So Denise Schmidt-y. Hope all is well.
Those cookies look amazingly delicious…and that quilt is perfect! I simply love it.