

(And yes, I am fully aware that white chocolate is not actually chocolate!) The original recipe called for twice as much white sugar and brandy instead of vanilla, so feel free to switch it up if you like. I ran across this cookie recipe about a decade ago, and they’ve become an annual treat. The holidays are always heavy with tradition, but ever now and then, something shiny and new comes along and joins the fold. Grease oven, turn the cake 360 degrees, pour mess in oven and bake. Fold in chopped butter and strained nuts.Īdd 1 bablespoon of brown thugar or whatever color you can find. Sample rum again, checking for tonscistitcity. If druit gets stuck in beaters, pry loose with drewscriber. Open second quart if necessary.Īdd eggs, 2 cups fried druit and cheat til high. Add one teaspoon of thugar and beat again. With electric mixer, beat one cup of butter ina a large fluffly bowl. To be sure rum is of proper quality, pour one level cup of rum into a glass and drink it as fast as you can. Select large mixing bowl, measuring cup, etc. Yes, I have a weird family, but you knew that already.īefore starting, sample the rum to check the quality.

This is the one I saw first, though, and the final line has become a family saying. I’ve seen a dozen versions of this around the internet for well over a decade, so I have no idea of the original source. Paul Richmond: Bad Idea, Evolution, Grumble Monkey and the Department Store Elf, Guards of Folsom series ThomasĪll published during 2013 (for series, at least two books published during 2013).


Grumble Monkey and the Department Store Elf-B.G. For one thing, I had to stop SOMEwhere, but also, some favorite covers are for books that are still on my TBR list!) (Also, don’t assume that if a book is listed but not the story that I didn’t like the story. I’ve linked to the publisher site where possible (Dreamspinner’s having a sale!), and for series, I’ve linked to either the author’s series page or the first book to get you started. In the case of series, I read at least two books of the series during 2013. Because I’m perpetually behind on my TBR list and I don’t always keep close track of what was published when, these are stories that I read for the first time during 2013, not necessarily ones first published during 2013 (though most of them were). I spent part of my (very, very slow) last day at the dayjob for the year working on a list of favorites for the year.
