Spiders and Web Cookies!

I'm not particularly scared of spiders,
although I know lots of people are.

For me...its the web.
As a munchkin, I saw a movie in which an entire town  was slooooooowly covered in spiderwebs.
BLECH!

As long as I can see the spider smack dab in the middle of its little home,

I'm totally fine.




But oh mercy....
..there's a grand-daddy of a web spinner that hangs out around our mailbox.
The webs are huge.




The kind of huge that makes little boys stop in their tracks in the morning 
when its all covered in dew and say...




"WHOOOOOOAAAAAA!
Mom!  You gotta see this!"

"Yes, thank you.  I saw it yesterday, and the day before.
Sure I'll see that tomorrow too...let's move it along."




AND...that spider is NEVER there.

NEVER.



I'm sure that dang spider is hiding in the bush
 just laughing his little legs off at me.



  I like these two better.

Meet Lucy and Ethel.

(I happen to think they're less creepy if they have names)

BOO, Spiderweb Cookies and a Silpat Giveaway!

All of my cookies have a few things in common.

 
1. I always use the same sugar cookie recipe. (and it's pretty yummy, if I do say so myself)

2.  They are always made with smiles. You can't be grumpy and make cute cookies.
It doesn't work (I've tried).

3.  I always, always, always use my silpats.
Always.

I know what you're thinking, 
"She can't ALWAYS use a silpat.   This lady bakes a lot of cookies. Always, really?"


Yes, I have 8. I may have an addiction.


Nothing sticks. Nothing burns. Super easy to clean. They last forever.
Love 'em.

Silpat is giving away a medium baking mat to a Online BlogCon Attendee!!!

Woo-Hoo!

It will change your life, seriously.
Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only and will run through October 21. The winner will be announced during Online BlogCon.

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Good Luck!!

Halloween Sprinkles

You know when you walk into a store....and they have decorated for the next holiday
waaaaaaay too early...?

And then you think to yourself  "Who in the world are they doing this for?  No one in their right mind is buying Halloween stuff in July?!"  (...or Christmas in August...)

....ahem....that would be me.
This is my public apology to the world of retail shoppers.

Believe me, outwardly, I'm complaining with the rest of you!
But secretly....when no one's looking....I LOVE IT!

I can get lost in the sea of sparkly new merchandise.
Luckily, I'm a much better browser than a buyer.   Most things stay on the shelf until they are appropriately sale-priced.

Except for....sprinkles.
I have more holiday themed baking sprinkles than I know what to do with.
As cute as they are, they rarely make it onto cookies.

So when I saw this set of Halloween sprinkles I was THRILLED!  Because, I already knew they would be perfect for cookies!  (and this certainly justifies all my previous purchases that are on the shelf, right!?)

Here they are!  A little creepy in the coffins.....

The first container has black and white skulls, the middle is black sanding sugar,

and the third....

little candy spiders!!!!

(Wilton 3 pack)

Poor little things are homeless!

That's better!

I couldn't decide if I liked the green or black better.

So now they're roommates.

"Bye little guys!  Enjoy your new homes!"

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

p.s.  Spiderweb cookies are now available at The Flower Girl in Dana Point!!