RUSSIAN TEA BALL COOKIES

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreZf1Py5E-y1XuAiPmNPFx55ARHH8GuzMbw8jE2mXpRjTxj-7L4jh7vAaUQitmkAhlawGdnwKlM7JflrypH7z9vg2tCleSQshBsjLXJCEXjX67EGC3glEZVf-etLxL-v0IEZMn2IRi2E4/s1600/Russian+Tea+Balls-Title+Page-stonegableblog.com+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreZf1Py5E-y1XuAiPmNPFx55ARHH8GuzMbw8jE2mXpRjTxj-7L4jh7vAaUQitmkAhlawGdnwKlM7JflrypH7z9vg2tCleSQshBsjLXJCEXjX67EGC3glEZVf-etLxL-v0IEZMn2IRi2E4/s640/Russian+Tea+Balls-Title+Page-stonegableblog.com+-+Copy.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Russian Tea Balls are the cookies that say Christmas to me!  My mother always made them at Christmastime and I could not wait to eat the sweet snowball-of-a-cookie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Russian Tea Balls are shortbreads infused with real vanilla and tiny bits of walnuts... pure heaven!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They are so simple to make. Using few ingredients, Russian Tea Balls mix together into a mouthful of delicious Christmas flavor...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9m9Sg_EO5e75RD66qd8XsTEceCncKCzTeqsWydHk8dAEOozfYKA21hlxpXt8dmclJvCfJEef83ZlHAC7nurWMxS_2vnGf2uuUV7jgj1rkUpfgq9NC7-drE-EPI_9aT0HmEgV41Jo3CfPo/s1600/Russian+Tea+Balls-+in+cup-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9m9Sg_EO5e75RD66qd8XsTEceCncKCzTeqsWydHk8dAEOozfYKA21hlxpXt8dmclJvCfJEef83ZlHAC7nurWMxS_2vnGf2uuUV7jgj1rkUpfgq9NC7-drE-EPI_9aT0HmEgV41Jo3CfPo/s640/Russian+Tea+Balls-+in+cup-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so thrilled to be part of...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The Everyday Home's 1st Annual "Virtual" Christmas Cookie Exchange" height="400" src="http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CookieTourLg.jpg" width="328" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's like a virtual cook book of Christmas Cookies.  Look for the list of blogs participating below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, back to the tea balls...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Because these are called "tea balls" I thought they belonged in a snowy white tea cup!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwnP-i3b9O1NzY-c0szB7VcMQ4nywC_o2Nrlkuq7dOk_QUYCfg8VOqipeaPh6wLur-Qy4WiY9vjYEba5wbroLPaKr8wv5Vtt3rsNTpR264Nc35rBPrCzqy4TVrpMn7qIlf899CFDaw3zn/s1600/Russian+Tea+Ball-top+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwnP-i3b9O1NzY-c0szB7VcMQ4nywC_o2Nrlkuq7dOk_QUYCfg8VOqipeaPh6wLur-Qy4WiY9vjYEba5wbroLPaKr8wv5Vtt3rsNTpR264Nc35rBPrCzqy4TVrpMn7qIlf899CFDaw3zn/s640/Russian+Tea+Ball-top+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">MY MOM'S CHRISTMAS RUSSIAN TEA BALLS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1 cup butter, softened</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup powdered sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 tsp vanilla (or a little more)</div><div style="text-align: center;">2  1/4 cups all purpose flour</div><div style="text-align: center;">2/3 cup walnuts or pecans, finely chopped</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/4 tsp salt</div><div style="text-align: center;">powdered sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Preheat oven to 400 degrees.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mix the softened butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. I used a hand mixer for this job.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Add the flour, nuts and salt. Mix till combined.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dough will be dry but can be pressed together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Put on parchment lined baking sheet an inch apart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bake for 10-12 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Remove cookies to a cooling rack. Slightly cool cookies and roll into powdered sugar. Place the cookies back on the cooling rack and let them totally cool. 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Russian Tea Balls are the cookies that say Christmas to me!  My mother always made them at Christmastime and I could not wait to eat the swe...

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STONEGABLE HOLIDAY GRANOLA BARS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUa9DD9riFW51CY_zCXMo63lMnrRAJ4TcfTv58BJR8gzXgQtN7rpuIwJKtOqODgETA71S5JDOwRERvrxJaI3l8eJxLAktVmk7q4ALzL5n5nxchfl356jWtzbfLOWoH1G_3tD2-Nexc6z-/s1600/Holiday+Granola+Bars+Title+Page+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUa9DD9riFW51CY_zCXMo63lMnrRAJ4TcfTv58BJR8gzXgQtN7rpuIwJKtOqODgETA71S5JDOwRERvrxJaI3l8eJxLAktVmk7q4ALzL5n5nxchfl356jWtzbfLOWoH1G_3tD2-Nexc6z-/s640/Holiday+Granola+Bars+Title+Page+1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />In my house, breakfast is often "on the run". One of our favorite foods to grab-and-go are granola bars.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some granola bars are pretty good tasting and good for us... but others... well, we might as well eat a candy bar!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> StoneGable Holiday Granola Bars are chewy, full of oats, krispies, nuts and a trio of delicious dried fruit! My family loves them!!! And they make my whole home smell heavenly when they are baking!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wrap them in parchment paper and they are very transportable!!! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tzsbkJqBuFXZ2JSVGx0ScidPtY0seh8jm-_PVfx8H1zm615HssUmY0dJ8cddeT-sH8Gsb-3aM63pUGQQrGDbkvZ5Gi3iEPiVhN1zNR8tlPaF82g5tKGovgrOb3K2VGH1jDvaSVf3-Et6/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tzsbkJqBuFXZ2JSVGx0ScidPtY0seh8jm-_PVfx8H1zm615HssUmY0dJ8cddeT-sH8Gsb-3aM63pUGQQrGDbkvZ5Gi3iEPiVhN1zNR8tlPaF82g5tKGovgrOb3K2VGH1jDvaSVf3-Et6/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2366.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I keep them in a big glass jar on my kitchen counter... they look festive... at least for awhile. They go fast!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEPIaFZublkWyGRE7v90s28KyGePuLioTQ7QnMftNX8jclxn3LEk36xafdMK-LLGconZ3wNLaP70cCTbAAdkwDw5keUDaX2j1_xxnGLaS6NN5KhPH3ONYK3URGxNOMZNHVy4LL2Qse4V8/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEPIaFZublkWyGRE7v90s28KyGePuLioTQ7QnMftNX8jclxn3LEk36xafdMK-LLGconZ3wNLaP70cCTbAAdkwDw5keUDaX2j1_xxnGLaS6NN5KhPH3ONYK3URGxNOMZNHVy4LL2Qse4V8/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2354.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are much better tasting than their store bought counterpart... probably better for us ... and pretty!</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDZoOTvzptXlhgs_yHsRgpHoOKmqSNBptmN8UXBpiFyjIe0qxwHx1FHhgLqnPPaXrnJQgPH1sQOXlViFJee5FQKTsbBU0YVmmGhJPCdpijUuiZKd3Q5gQJXuOZ9eXDtcCOFtTz1_jp4eS/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDZoOTvzptXlhgs_yHsRgpHoOKmqSNBptmN8UXBpiFyjIe0qxwHx1FHhgLqnPPaXrnJQgPH1sQOXlViFJee5FQKTsbBU0YVmmGhJPCdpijUuiZKd3Q5gQJXuOZ9eXDtcCOFtTz1_jp4eS/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2342.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">STONEGABLE HOLIDAY GRANOLA BARS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">1/4 cup butter, softened</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 egg</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup honey</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup<i> whipped</i> cream cheese</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 cup all purpose flour</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 tsp baking powder</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 tsp cinnamon</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/4 tsp salt</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 1/2 cups rolled oats</div><div style="text-align: center;">1  1/4 cups rice krispies</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 cup dried fruit (I use dried cherries, blueberries and raspberries)</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup chocolate chips (I use 60 % caco)</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup almonds, sliced</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cups pecans, chopped</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cups Heath Bar bits (these can be omitted, but they are soooo good!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add egg and honey and beat. Add cream cheese and vanilla and beat until well mixed and smooth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a separate bowl add flour, cinnamon, salt, rolled oats and rice krispies. Mix. Stir into the butter mixture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Add dried fruit, chocolate chips, almonds and pecans.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray. Dump the granola mixture into the pan. With wet hands, press the granola mixture into the pan, pressing it firmly to compact it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sprinkle the Heath Bar bits over the top of the granola and press into it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bake for 35-40 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cut into bars while warm. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Granola bars may be frozen and re-thawed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5txl1zIiiVekIjIzk4AgA7CxZ-CS8mNaJNwiaUqfjpdDFU9QQk2uttd4W5XLUHzAAc9A3BOuC_vc47KES5gXCD9UtOf0xIKU05BRq53XMRQcti3xtppvUSzA5vVGOZ4VBw5atI5FQbmvI/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5txl1zIiiVekIjIzk4AgA7CxZ-CS8mNaJNwiaUqfjpdDFU9QQk2uttd4W5XLUHzAAc9A3BOuC_vc47KES5gXCD9UtOf0xIKU05BRq53XMRQcti3xtppvUSzA5vVGOZ4VBw5atI5FQbmvI/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2345.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are great as a snack and a light dessert too! 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STONEGABLE HOLIDAY GRANOLA BARS

In my house, breakfast is often "on the run". One of our favorite foods to grab-and-go are granola bars.   Some granola bars are p...

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