Merry Christmas Eve, y’all! As a Christmas present to y’all, I’m sharing one of my new favorite treats. Leave these cookies for Santa and you’ll definitely be on Santa’s Nice List. I present to y’all – Eggnog Frosted Sugar Cookies. Every Christmas, as far back as I can remember, my Dad made his legendary eggnog,…
I love baking cookies, I’m no Bridget, and my cookies may not be works of art, but they’re yummy. For most people, the sugar cookie is THE definitive cookie of Christmas baking and Decorating, and I do love a good sugar cookie, but aside from sugar cookies, I don’t think any cookie (for me) is…
This morning I crawled into bed with Monkey and nuzzled his sleep tousled hair, kissed his pillow creased cheeks and inhaled the smell of small, sleeping, content boy. This lasted mere seconds before Nathan swooped in and started tickling and waking Monkey with smiles and laughter. This morning, I brushed Princess hair and helped her…
You know those Christmas Trees that you see in the Mall or in magazines and craft stores, y’all know the ones that I’m talking about, they’re perfection… swathed in gorgeous ribbons and lights, all the ornaments are color coordinated and the trees just take your breath away. I love those trees. That’s not our tree,…
These Candy Cane Christmas Cookies are a delicious Christmas treat and will definitely put you on Santa’s Nice List! Rich Chocolate cookies with melted white chocolate and candy cane topping.
I’ve found a little something lurking in my Christmas tree Can you see it? How about now? About a month ago I entered a facebook giveaway run by Groovebook – a truly cool company if you’re an instagram lover or a taker of photos via your mobile device. Seriously, check them…
For Baking and Cooking and sharing your favorite flavors and treats with loved ones. This Pumpkin Cake with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting is one of my favorite treats to make for absolutely no reason at all, except that it’s the holiday season and during this time of year I find myself unable to resist…
I love the Holiday season, the sights, the smells, the music, the parties… One of my favorite holiday memories from childhood are the baking parties my parents would host. Family friends would come over and bring their favorite cookie recipes (or already baked cookies) and we would spend hours baking, decorating, laughing, eating and making…
It’s official, the 3rd annual #BakeCraftSewAlong is over and between us – Kelly and Cindy and I have nearly 90 homemade holiday gift ideas and inspirations for y’all. Here on A Southern Fairytale, I have had the blessing of hosting 28 amazing guest bloggers who’ve shared 28 Kitchen inspired gifts, and I can tell…
Oh. My. Word! Y’all… It’s the last day of the 3rd Annual Bake, Craft, Sew Along. This month has absolutely flown by. I feel truly blessed and blown away by the sheer amount of talent and deliciousness that these amazing guest posters have shared. I hope y’all are inspired and have enjoyed this series as…
Snowman Milk Loving this adorable and delicious-sounding Snowman Milk recipe from the amazing, Carrian! I met today’s guest poster, Carrian, at Evo this past year and I absolutely fell in love with her. Carrian is about as big as a minute, with a heart bigger than Texas, a smile brighter than sunshine and a…
I simply can’t believe we’re in the last week of our #BakeCraftSew Handmade Holidays Extravaganza! I’m so inspired to get into my kitchen and starting making goodies for my friends, family, the teachers and staff at school and the ladies in my Bible Study. I think I give a little squeal every time a new…