Yesterday I was as busy as a beaver gathering up my plants to put in the greenhouse. The word from the weatherman was that it might just dip into the 30's overnight. Mr. Pinker bought a couple of wire shelves to put in the greenhouse to make storage a bit easier. 
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If you are interested in stitching this piece, just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends.
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I dug out this little recipe that is going to be on my baking list this year.
Turtle Thumbprint Blossoms
Servings: 36 cookies
INGREDIENTS:
1 roll of refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1/4 cup of all purpose flour
2 Tablespoons of heavy whipping cream
3/4 cup of pecans finely chopped
22 unwrapped caramels
3/4 teaspoon of coarse Kosher salt or sea salt
36 Hershey Kisses milk chocolate and caramel- unwrapped
DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat oven 350 degrees.
2. In medium bowl, crumble cookie dough . Stir or knead in flour until it is mixed.
3. Shape dough into 36 1" bolls.
4. Roll and slightly press balls into pecans. Do not flatten.
5. Place 1 " apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are set and a light golden brown.
7. Using back of metal spoon make 1 1/4" indention in center of each cookie.
8. Cool for 1 minute and then remove to cooling racks. Cool completely for 30 minutes.
9. In small bowl , microwave caramels and whipping cream on high for 1 -2 minutes. Stir after 1 minute until caramels are melted and smooth.
10. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of caramel into the center of each cookie.
11. Sprinkle with salt .
12. Top with Hershey Kiss - pressing slightly until caramel.
13. Let stand for about 10 minutes
STORE COVERED IN REFRIGERATOR COVERED FOR UP TO 1 WEEK.
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
"At Christmas , all roads lead home and the path is fragrant with fresh baked cookies. " - unknown
Gingerbread Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵
Dedicated to my sweet baby sister, Amy. I love and miss you, Amo. ❤❤❤
You've had a busy day!! The Gingerbread designs are so stinkin' cute. I'll have to get better informed so I can stitch them very soon. Enjoy your Tuesday!! I wonder if I should think about going to bed - nah, not yet. LOL DarleneJ
ReplyDeleteThose persimmons look delicious. It's a fruit that I love.
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Your gingerbread designs are stinkin adorable. Got my charts printed and will get them started .ASAP. Hope you have a great stitchy day. ❤️🤗
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable thumbprint cookie ornament, Melisa! Today, it was 48 degrees in the holler and is only expected to hit the mid 50s. Perfect in my book! I did see mid to upper 30s in the overnight forecast later this week. Interesting tidbit you shared about the persimmon seeds. Happy Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteHow neat about the persimmon seeds! I never knew that - it seems like another old wives tale (like cows lying down - fishing is bad) - it would be interesting to see how true this is!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the cute stitches - more for my Christmas future pile!
The recipe looks delicious! Thank you for sharing the recipe - I'll give it a try.
Blessings!
I am jealous of your early chill and prediction of a snowy winter there in the hollar! We at least had cooler temps yesterday, and it is supposed to get in the 40s tonight - yay! There were 2 persimmon trees on the property we moved to in south Texas. I did not care for them at all - too astringent - but my granddaughter loved them and grabbed fruit off them every time she came to visit. The trees were pretty small and would get so heavy with fruit that the branches would drag the ground. One year they were so heavy they split, and we had to cut them both down. Our granddaughter still scolds us for it - lol!
ReplyDeleteNo persimmons here to check, but I haven't seen any "wooly bears" as yet--they usually mean a cold Winter with snow for us here..
ReplyDelete.It was only 38 here this morning but no frost--north of us (we are on the SE coastline) they had frost predicted. Jack Frost is breathing down our necks I guess now..
I made us brownies yesterday--we needed nourishment for this coming cold snap hahaha--boy are they fudgey and good--even just from a box mix!! I hope you are having a fun day hugs, Julierose
Never had a persimmon, what do they taste like? What size are they, in one photo they look big and then in another small like a grape? We had frost on the ground and roof of garage this morning.
ReplyDeleteIn Colorado right now, the mornings and evenings are chilly, but the afternoons still get warm. The leaves are falling like crazy, though - it's definitely fall! I did not know that about persimmon seeds, but so interesting! Your Itty Bitty ornament is cute as can be, Melisa! Thanks for sharing your designs with us - I love them!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet stitch and it's a perfect addition to the previous Itty Bitty Gingerbread house. Your finishing really takes them to the next level. We don't have persimmons here and it took me a minute to understand the silverware thing. It's funny how many times those sorts of old timey things are true. I love thumbprint cookies. I used to make them every year. Hmmm...wonder why I stopped? Thanks for sharing the recipe. That bushy tailed squirrel is so cute!
ReplyDeleteIt’s been quite cold at night here in the UK for some time now, although it’s meant to be getting warmer again. Your Itty bitty ornament is so sweet! I must see if I have those colours. Glad you’re writing again, sure missed you, Melisa. Hope you are feeling better. Have a great trip. Hugs, Barbara @flashinscissors ☺️🙋♀️🤗💜xx
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cute ornament, Melisa! Thank you! And the recipe sure looks tasty. That's such an interesting story about the persimmon seeds. I just read that we are due for a wetter, but warmer winter up here in PA. Who knows? I do hope we get more snow than we had last year, though. Now that I'm retired and can just stay inside when it snows, I really don't mind it :) Enjoy your day ♥
ReplyDeleteI'm on the same schedule as you, Melisa--had to move the houseplants indoors yesterday! I love persimmon. You're so fortunate to have a whole tree of them! Haha--little spoons! We'll see!
ReplyDeleteWe've already had 30 degree mornings here. Today's high is 55!! I had to do food shopping and was dressed in my winter garb. Hubby says we are forecast to get warmer days this weekend. I sure hope so! Your little cookie stitch is adorable, Melisa. Puts me in the mood for holiday baking!
ReplyDeleteWhile your new ornament is so cute, you have me curious about the persimmon seed story. May I ask where you live, that you are growing persimmons and can try this experiment? I live in WI and have tried this concept with our wooly caterpillars. But it doesn't always work. Thanks for a fun blog! Sheila
ReplyDeleteI've never heard the about the weather predictions via persimmons. I'd go for a snowy winter, just no ice storms please. Love your thumb cookie ornament. Very cute! Happy stitching this week.
ReplyDeleteWe've had some rain and some cooler days. The squirrels outside are sure packing away their nuts though so it makes me wonder if they are trying to tell us we have a lot of snow in our future!!!Love your itty bitty stitchery!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteSomeone locally split seeds recently and we had spoons too!
ReplyDeleteYour new pattern is just adorable and now that makes me want to make cookies! I’ve never made thumb print cookies before, but your recipe sounds tasty!
What a beautiful stamp Melisa! I really love these designs!
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What a cute pattern! I love your finishes on these itty bittys and the recipe sounds fantastic!
ReplyDeleteNice blog!
ReplyDeleteSo very cute, Melisa!!
ReplyDeleteI'm missing your posts. I didn't realize how much until I realized there were no posts in my email this week. Praying you are well!
ReplyDeleteWe have frost overnight most days and then it warms up in the daytime. Ok to be out in jeans and a sweatshirt this afternoon. Another cute little pattern! Don’t tell anyone but I don’t do any Christmas baking…. Gail at the cozy quilter.
ReplyDeleteAnother adorable stitchery!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI’m so jealous that you have had a frost😊 I love the colder weather! Great post my friend and thank you for the charts! It’s Christina christmasnonna
ReplyDeleteMelisa, happy day! =)
ReplyDeleteYou're very much missed.
Come back soon. Joy is right around the corner. Don't let anything interfere with it.
May your heart be light and at peace. (())
Sure do miss reading your posts. Hope all is well. I'll be praying for you. Margie \TN
ReplyDeleteI have never seen real persimmons. WOW! Thanks for sharing. Also love your new designs. You are so creative and I appreciate your sharing with all of us!
ReplyDeleteMelissa I read your blog everyday and I have missed your postings. Hope you are ok.
ReplyDeleteMelissa, miss you and the blog posts. Hoping everything is good at your house.
ReplyDeleteSure have missed your posts. Hope all is well with you and yours. Hope to hear from you soon.
ReplyDeleteOK! I'm officially in the midst of PNP Melissa post withdrawls. The symptoms are not pleasant. I hope all is well with you and your family. I am praying that all is well. I sure do miss your posts.!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Melisa, I am always amazed by all that you do! I wish I had half the energy you do ♥️
ReplyDeleteWe miss you Melisa - praying all is well with you. Sending you some big hugs.
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