Soon it will feel a little like Christmas in our home but first I need to put away the Thanksgiving dishes. We hosted Thanksgiving dinner for my family, and I love waking up to the leftover kitchen smells the morning after. Joe is such a good helper, and we have almost everything put away. I was listening to Christmas music and looking at photos from Christmas past to see how I decorated the tree in the sun room. This is a repost from two years ago and I did a Mackenzie-Childs/Christopher Radko theme. I added some owls, a red kitchenaid mixer, birds nests with eggs that I painted Mackenzie style, dragonflies, lighthouses, cupcakes and a photo ornament that I made for a dinner party.
A picture of our Christmas table from two years ago. Joe found eight red glass Avon plates at a yard sale. The tartan plates are from Target, and the wooden chargers are from Pier One. The red Breeze stemware is from Noritake.
Mom has been making almond paste cookies for our Christmas gathering ever since I can remember. This recipe is over 40 years old, and we look forward to these cookies appearing on the Christmas tray each year. The dough is sticky, and your hands and/or spoon will be very sticky too. I washed my hands three times while making these. Enjoy!
1/2 lb. almond paste
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. flour
3 egg whites
1/3 cup powdered sugar
l lb. pine nuts (you can also use walnuts)
Mix almond paste, adding sugar slowly. Use fork or finger tips. Add egg whites, when well blended, add flour and powdered sugar which has been sifted. Roll a teaspoon of dough into a dish of nuts. Place on well-greased cookie sheet. I used parchment paper and then sprayed it with Pam. Remove while still warm with a spatula. If the batter is allowed to chill, it will be easier to handle.
Bake 300 degrees for about 30 min. I take mine out when the edges start showing a golden brown. Don't overbake.
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Debbie
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Debbie
I bet they are delicious..You have lovely things Debbie..The KA stand mixer..so cute!
ReplyDeleteDebbie, those cookies look so good and I love that cute cute tree! That little red mixer looks like mine.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia :)
Glad you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, Debbie! Love your tree with all the black and white check and I think I copied that recipe the first time you shared it but still need to make them :)
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! I love all your MC Christmas tree ornaments, Debbie. What an awesome collection. The pine nut cookies look delicious!...Christine
ReplyDeleteYour tree is so pretty all decked out, dear Debbie! I love your hand painted M-C style eggs...so cute. I still hope to make those cookies that is your treasured recipe from your Mom. Enjoy your weekend, sweet friend. xxoo
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous tree dear Debbie, specially with such adorable and pretty Mckenzie Childs ornaments, I totally love them! Ther MC eggs are so cute and those cookies are making me drool! Thank you for your sweet and kind visit. I know you had a wonderful Tksgiving, since you even hosted it! Hugs,
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Beautiful tree, Debbie! Love all the special ornaments.
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
Oh, Debbie….this has GOT to be my very favorite Christmas tree EVER!!!! *le sigh*…..I love the courtly check of it all….and the Kitchenaid Mixer is just like mine!!! I'm pinning your pretty tree.
ReplyDeleteThe cookies look great, too, and I hope you'll join us for Christmas Cookie Week starting tomorrow!
xo,
RJ
Ricki, I look forward to joining you for your Christmas Cookie Week! Thank you for your sweet comment.
DeleteI LOVE almond paste cookies - they are my favorite - I have been known to pull into the local bakery, buy a few, and then eat them immediately in the car!! Pretty tree, too
ReplyDeleteOh, Debbie, Debbie, Debbie....I LOVE the photo frames in the Christmas tree! You MUST let me borrow that idea for a future tree!!! I've already got next years trees planned out on paper (yes....I'm THAT anal!!!), but this idea is going down right now for the 2015 Christmas edition!!!
ReplyDeleteYour tree and sun room were super fabulouso 2 years ago, sister, and it would all look just as fabulous today!!!!!!!!!! That tree just knocks me out!
Debbie, the almond cookies are one of my favorites. Yum!
ReplyDeleteLove the tree in all it's CC glory. I got ours up and decorated this weekend. Fun to visit all the ornaments. Our tree is very McK-C with lots of CC. Usually use black and white check bow with streamers at the top, but this year I changed it up. The tree topper is curled burlap picks in a bouquet. Kinda fun! '-)
Debbie, I am a huge fan of almond paste and marzipan. I know I would love these. There is just something about ground almonds that makes my knees quiver. Joni
ReplyDeleteThese almond paste cookies looks delicious. It this your Mom´s recipe ?
ReplyDeleteThe comfort food recipes are ideal for Christmas.
Cecilia