tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post5487980867213438691..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: Christmas Cookies that Tell a Story...Tanya HansonCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-82298104212504845332013-12-18T10:38:07.031-06:002013-12-18T10:38:07.031-06:00Hi Linda, I missed the special! Last year it so in...Hi Linda, I missed the special! Last year it so inspired me I was gonna try to sign up to volunteer to decorate. Maybe next time. I hope I can find a repeat of it somewhere. Now I have an even more compelling reason to watch. Thanks for much for your good wishes, my friend. Hearts and Spurs has a heroine disguising herself as a man so she can be a judge...so sad when she's falling in love with the sheriff who thinks she's a guy. Sigh. <br /><br />Thank God for snowstorms! xoxoxTanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-25663688223198139962013-12-18T10:36:19.418-06:002013-12-18T10:36:19.418-06:00Hi Linda, yeah, the carving thing just came to me....Hi Linda, yeah, the carving thing just came to me. True inspiration, I guess. My mom is 94 and in long-term car but still pretty sharp...she thinks an aunt (her sister in law) in Washington may have made off with it. I'll do some investigating for sure!<br /><br />Thanks for the good words, LindaTanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-14595058622679867382013-12-18T10:34:24.194-06:002013-12-18T10:34:24.194-06:00Hi Sarah, your good wishes mean so much. And it...Hi Sarah, your good wishes mean so much. And it's always such an honor when other authors like my work. Thanks kindly, my friend. xo<br /><br />Merry Christmas.Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-83097227084268831502013-12-18T09:51:01.101-06:002013-12-18T09:51:01.101-06:00I missed getting in on this yesterday. Sorry. I...I missed getting in on this yesterday. Sorry. I'd never heard of these cookies until you wrote about them in your story. I don't know if you watched HGTV's Christmas tour of the White House last week, but I found it interesting that the bakers made some of these cookies and put them around a gingerbread fireplace. It was so cool.<br /><br />Wishing you lots of success! Can't wait to see what you come up with in HEARTS AND SPURS. Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357448132994020848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-63621627322934463992013-12-17T22:51:14.571-06:002013-12-17T22:51:14.571-06:00You might look at an antique shop for the rolling ...You might look at an antique shop for the rolling pin. Sometimes you can find things like that at a reasonable cost. Mine isn't Christmassy. It has a fish, a bird, a seed pod, etc. I need to get brave again and try to make them. Maybe on Christmas break, eh?Ciara Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669829712304962140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-87731405404951706802013-12-17T21:33:22.475-06:002013-12-17T21:33:22.475-06:00I love the sentiment in your story—a husband carvi...I love the sentiment in your story—a husband carving a cookie molds and a roller for his wife. I'm so sorry you grandmother's roller and utensils disappeared. Do you think maybe a relative has it and has forgotten? I hope that decorative roller didn't get sold at a garage sale.Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-81230622444134307262013-12-17T16:13:24.976-06:002013-12-17T16:13:24.976-06:00I just finished reading The Covenant and I loved i...I just finished reading The Covenant and I loved it. I like the artistry of making your own cookie molds as you wrote in the story. The recipe sounds so good. I have to try it. All the best to you, Tanya.<br />Happy Holidays!Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-82887128024457685242013-12-17T10:46:53.765-06:002013-12-17T10:46:53.765-06:00Hi Ciara, thanks for the info! I learned while res...Hi Ciara, thanks for the info! I learned while researching the story that yes, the cookies are better after they are "cured" for a while...they last for weeks. But if you eat them sooner, they are kinda regular texture. I do hope to have time to try even though I'll probably hold off on ordering a rolling pin. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by~ Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-89011819312912200852013-12-17T10:45:48.115-06:002013-12-17T10:45:48.115-06:00Hi Lyn, oh, I would just dream about that rolling ...Hi Lyn, oh, I would just dream about that rolling pin and lovingly touch the carvings LOL. I think it ended up with an aunt in Washington...ah well. I got Gram's bedroom furniture and antique manger scene so I am content.<br /><br />I haven't yet had the courage to try these...I shy away from recipes with more than six ingredients LOL. Thanks for posting today!Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-92090066077348544292013-12-16T22:03:00.863-06:002013-12-16T22:03:00.863-06:00Oh and I forgot. My grandmother always dunked them...Oh and I forgot. My grandmother always dunked them in coffee. I think that's why they were hard. They were intended as a "dunking" cookie.Ciara Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669829712304962140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-2707056235231435172013-12-16T22:01:50.701-06:002013-12-16T22:01:50.701-06:00Very cool. My dad talked about these cookies and I...Very cool. My dad talked about these cookies and I tried making them once but without much success. I was 15 at the time. I still have the rolling pin my grandmother used so I'll have to give your recipe a try. Thanks so much. My grandmother was German and I don't think her recipe had the lemony touch to it. Ciara Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669829712304962140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-87240255381137785912013-12-16T19:59:56.315-06:002013-12-16T19:59:56.315-06:00Fascinating, Tanya! I never saw or even heard of a...Fascinating, Tanya! I never saw or even heard of a picture rolling pin before. The cookies are beautiful and I bet they taste heavenly. Thank you for sharing the recipe.Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-24038442811309409202013-12-16T15:05:13.498-06:002013-12-16T15:05:13.498-06:00Hi Paisley, the local university just had their Sa...Hi Paisley, the local university just had their Santa Lucia festival! They pick a senior girl and she wears the lit-up headdress in a paraocession. We didn't go but the newspaper featured it and the history behind St. Lucia. Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-78406869259988037562013-12-16T13:27:30.851-06:002013-12-16T13:27:30.851-06:00That is great that you experienced a Danish exchan...That is great that you experienced a Danish exchange daughter. We had a Swedish exchange daughter and we still think of her as a daughter. She taught us about St. Lucia day and some of her Christmas customs. Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-83350984447061339952013-12-16T13:22:06.287-06:002013-12-16T13:22:06.287-06:00Hi paisley, these sound delicious. Springerle are ...Hi paisley, these sound delicious. Springerle are kinda hard as I remember, and they last for a long time. I love stuff that melts in your mouth.<br /> <br />We have a Danish "daughter"--our beloved exchange daughter from a few years ago. I'll have to see if she knows these!<br /><br />hugs and Merry Christmas.Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-90068179642334805362013-12-16T12:51:38.078-06:002013-12-16T12:51:38.078-06:00These cookies remind me of my Danish grandmother w...These cookies remind me of my Danish grandmother who made cookies that would belt in your mouth. She called them Spritz. I do have her recipe and think of her whenever I make them. She always made them in the shape of a J and a S and kept them in large canning jars.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-62468881885947431392013-12-16T12:37:46.520-06:002013-12-16T12:37:46.520-06:00Hi Celia, thanks for the wonderful wishes. I eel a...Hi Celia, thanks for the wonderful wishes. I eel a big rushed and hectic today but maybe it's the caffeine LOL. Yeah, my gram is probaby my life's greatest hero. I wish I could tell her that.<br /><br />I don't bake much either but I think I'm gonna do "gingie-bread" men wiht the grandbabies. It's a pre-made mix though LOL.Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-56956041330709168892013-12-16T08:44:16.276-06:002013-12-16T08:44:16.276-06:00I love the look of these special cookies. But to m...I love the look of these special cookies. But to make them? Or any kind of cookie? I think I've given up my cookie baking career.<br />These cookies are intriguing because of the story telling. It's a shame you lost your own recipe, but generous of the flour company to help you out. Wonderful.<br />And Merry Christmas in Jesus's name to you, too, Tanya, and you family.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.com