Valentine's Day Cookies

Hey Guys! Today's blog post is Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies! Ashley and I can personally vouch that these taste amazing! Hope y'all enjoy! 

Cookie Ingredients: 

•2 Cups sugar

•1 Cup Margarine (or butter)

•3 Eggs

•6 Tablespoons Milk

•5 Cups Flour

•1/2 Teaspoon of salt

•5 Teaspoons Baking Powder

Frosting Ingredients: 

•1/4 Cup Butter (softened)

•Dash of Salt

•1 Teaspoon Vanilla

•3 Tablespoons Milk

•4 Ounces Cream Cheese

•1 Can of store bought vanilla frosting. (Or 3 cups powdered sugar)

Cookie Instructions: 

•Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

•Cream together butter, sugar, eggs, & milk until well combined. 

•Add flour, salt, & baking powder until just combined. 

•Generously flour a work surface & a rolling pin.

•Roll out 1/4 of the dough at a time to 3/8 inch thickness.

•Cut w/ cookie cutters & place on lightly greased cookie sheet (or non greased stone) 

•Cook for about 10 minutes until cookies are just done. (THEY SHOULD NOT GET BROWN!)

•Immediately remove from pan and place on cooling rack.

•Frost when completely cooled. (Frosting directions below pictures) 

Frosting Instructions:  

•Soften butter & cream cheese.

•Blend together w/ remaining frosting ingredients.

•Tint w/ food coloring if desired.

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1st Day of Christmas

Hey Guys! For the first day in our 12 Day of Christmas series we will be doing a Christmas card tutorial which is super easy, fun, cute, inexpensive, and are perfect gifts! In addition to the cards, we will have 12 Christmas Prayers. Hope you enjoy!

First take one 8x11 piece of cardstock paper. Fold it in half hamburger style. Open the folded piece of paper and cut in half across the crease. 

Fold each half hamburger style. Write "Merry Christmas" or whatever short phrase you would like on the bottom of the card. Make sure the crease is upwards. (Using a ultra fine point Sharpie®) At the top of the folded half (where the crease is) draw 5 lines of varying length across the top going downward. Draw tiny "bows" or "loops" at the bottom of the lines. Directly below the bows, draw a tiny circle and fill it in.

Pick out 5 buttons for each card. Place a drop of glue directly below the colored circle on the paper or on the button. Place the button directly below the bow and circle or on the drop of glue. Let dry.

Write a message inside the card and give it to someone!

12 Christmas Prayers:

1. FAITH- Father God, it is by Your Grace we have been saved, and through our faith. This is not from ourselves but a gift from you. {Ephesians 2:8-9}

2. HOPE- May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in Hope. {Romans 15:4}

3.  LOVE- Help us to love because  You first loved us. {1 John 4:19}

4. FORGIVENESS- Thank you for being faithful and just in forgiving us our sins an  thus purifying us from all unrighteousness. {1 John 1:9}

5. MERCY- Let us be merciful, just as our Father is merciful. {Luke 3:36}

6. KINDNESS- Let us be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as through Jesus, You forgave us.

7. GENEROSITY- Let us be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, and to give the glory and thanks to you Lord! {2 Corinthians 9:11}

8. COMPASSION- Let us live in harmony with one another, be sympathetic and compassionate, love as brothers, and be humble. {1 Peter 3:8}

9. JOY- Let us be joyful in Hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer. {Romans 12:12}

10. SALVATION- Thank you for providing Jesus who is the way, the truth, the life, and only way to you. {John 4:6}

11. OBEDIENCE- Help us not merely listen to your word, and so be deceive ourselves. Help us do what it says.

12. LIFE- Thank you for coming that we may have life, and have it go the full. {John10:10}