tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post7530157550634383594..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Grandma's Sugar CookiesMissy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-66153382939728941492013-02-12T04:59:36.862-05:002013-02-12T04:59:36.862-05:00I can do that how about the first Thursday in May ...I can do that how about the first Thursday in May before I leave for the states!<br />my email is ausjenny at gmail.com<br />Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-83891645668246702372013-02-11T23:03:48.731-05:002013-02-11T23:03:48.731-05:00Hey Missy, don't stories like that make us asp...Hey Missy, don't stories like that make us aspire to be the kind of grandmother that blesses the kidlets?<br /><br />Of course, we have Ruthy's example to follow, too!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-53215492272847405602013-02-11T23:02:51.546-05:002013-02-11T23:02:51.546-05:00It's sweet! Virginia says my cover is sweet!
...It's sweet! Virginia says my cover is sweet!<br /><br />Thanks :)Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-22021741456599091342013-02-11T23:02:11.840-05:002013-02-11T23:02:11.840-05:00Piper, once you try these, you'll never buy th...Piper, once you try these, you'll never buy them in the store again. I haven't :)Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-81950949716827866322013-02-11T23:01:21.929-05:002013-02-11T23:01:21.929-05:00Give me a date in May, Jenny! I'd love to be o...Give me a date in May, Jenny! I'd love to be on your blog!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-36515949802819387042013-02-11T23:00:57.438-05:002013-02-11T23:00:57.438-05:00Lori Lindzy! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope yo...Lori Lindzy! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy the cafe!<br /><br />Thank you, thank you, thank you for all you and your fellow caregivers do!<br /><br />And for those of you who have no idea what we're talking about, Lori Lindzy works at the fantastic home where my mom and dad both live - Mom as an Alzheimer's patient, and my dad in an independent living apartment where he doesn't have to mow the lawn and can visit my mom without having to drive across town :)<br /><br />Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-59671565876839798832013-02-11T22:09:00.290-05:002013-02-11T22:09:00.290-05:00Congrats Jan Love the cover. If you are looking fo...Congrats Jan Love the cover. If you are looking for blog post (to be featured) Would love to have you on my blog.Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-90187732659414978682013-02-11T18:31:49.293-05:002013-02-11T18:31:49.293-05:00Jan, I cannot wait to make these cookies an am hap...Jan, I cannot wait to make these cookies an am happy about your book. I work at Greencroft in Manor IV and your sweetheart of a dad told me about this web site and I check it out on a regular basis now. I love it! Peace, Love and Hope, Lori LindzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-26741253536404324232013-02-11T17:10:23.847-05:002013-02-11T17:10:23.847-05:00Great cover Jan! Congrats to you!
And thank you,...Great cover Jan! Congrats to you! <br /><br />And thank you, thank you for putting out a soft sugar cookie recipe! I've been looking for one for years so that I don't have to buy the ones in the store....thanks! <br /><br />PiperAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992124840135021260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-53988238759269286672013-02-11T12:59:04.449-05:002013-02-11T12:59:04.449-05:00We've got a few of those condor-types hereabou...We've got a few of those condor-types hereabouts, too!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-36935829958414462222013-02-11T11:49:48.882-05:002013-02-11T11:49:48.882-05:00I love it!!!!
And I love cookies. I love hearts...I love it!!!!<br /><br /><br /> And I love cookies. I love hearts. And pink. :)<br /><br />Oh, Jan, it seems like I waited forever to see this cover!!! And it's so sweet.<br /><br /> Just absolutely crazy happy for you!!Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-41696201334827243542013-02-11T11:29:19.268-05:002013-02-11T11:29:19.268-05:00Jan, I love the cover!!!! So excited for you! :) :...Jan, I love the cover!!!! So excited for you! :) :) :)<br /><br />Also love the story of the cookies. So sweet that she ALWAYS had them for you!Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-39005980362594830592013-02-11T10:35:00.690-05:002013-02-11T10:35:00.690-05:00Thanks, Casey!!
Do you know who I think is the mo...Thanks, Casey!!<br /><br />Do you know who I think is the most thrilled about all this? My mother-in-law. I used her first name for the main character - Ellie - and there's her last name on the book, too! She's just tickled.Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-65932852038165938952013-02-11T10:33:15.414-05:002013-02-11T10:33:15.414-05:00I submit that it does not.
Except if you add some...I submit that it does not.<br /><br />Except if you add some hot chocolate in there...Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-80245990754324900952013-02-11T10:32:24.846-05:002013-02-11T10:32:24.846-05:00Thanks, Sandra!
My mom loved to bake with her gra...Thanks, Sandra!<br /><br />My mom loved to bake with her grandchildren, and they have some good memories from those days. And yes, eating cookie dough is part of the tradition, isn't it? Except now we only eat the creamed butter and sugar before adding the eggs. Darn salmonella.<br />Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-46008907446945967192013-02-11T10:28:56.241-05:002013-02-11T10:28:56.241-05:00I love recreating recipes. Ingredients are differe...I love recreating recipes. Ingredients are different than they were fifty years ago, so working to get the texture and taste just right can be a challenge.<br /><br />I hope the almond flour works...or maybe a combo of almond and something else?Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-11029955894817025312013-02-11T10:27:34.635-05:002013-02-11T10:27:34.635-05:00How CUTE is that?? Congrats Jan, the cover is awes...How CUTE is that?? Congrats Jan, the cover is awesome and the name on it is even better. :DCaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-23067675375004814892013-02-11T10:26:46.633-05:002013-02-11T10:26:46.633-05:00Thanks Bridgett! See you over at #1K1HR in a few m...Thanks Bridgett! See you over at #1K1HR in a few minutes!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-19579876874680657962013-02-11T10:26:15.929-05:002013-02-11T10:26:15.929-05:00Kav, it is a thrill - goosebumps time!
This recip...Kav, it is a thrill - goosebumps time!<br /><br />This recipe makes plenty of cookies for you and Simba. I really don't know how many...the vultures attack before I can count...but I'd guess around 3 or 4 dozen.<br /><br />The great thing? These freeze VERY well, so you can keep the container in the freezer and stick a couple in with your lunch every day, right?Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-14482859553334785192013-02-11T10:23:38.594-05:002013-02-11T10:23:38.594-05:00Thanks so much, Jeanne!Thanks so much, Jeanne!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-2398868955440508262013-02-11T10:23:23.537-05:002013-02-11T10:23:23.537-05:00Thanks, Mary! (the east coast Mary, of course!)
A...Thanks, Mary! (the east coast Mary, of course!)<br /><br />Admire away :)Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-21144888798692341822013-02-11T10:22:16.236-05:002013-02-11T10:22:16.236-05:00You have plenty of munchkins to help you eat these...You have plenty of munchkins to help you eat these cookies, Ruthy, so don't worry about leftovers lasting past tomorrow.<br /><br />I made these yesterday afternoon, and they're gone already. <br /><br />Vultures. I live with vultures.Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-83288623796951030062013-02-11T10:21:00.016-05:002013-02-11T10:21:00.016-05:00Thanks, Mary! And I think your whole family will e...Thanks, Mary! And I think your whole family will enjoy these cookies :)Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-51201252882212643512013-02-11T09:56:21.188-05:002013-02-11T09:56:21.188-05:00A great book to read and yummy cookies to eat. Doe...A great book to read and yummy cookies to eat. Does it get any better?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-86701708272885426972013-02-11T08:51:23.296-05:002013-02-11T08:51:23.296-05:00Jan, Congratulations and I do love the cover and t...Jan, Congratulations and I do love the cover and the title too.<br /><br />Your grandma must have known mine. Those cookies are yummy and perfect. My grandma used to let me make them with her every time I visited. So fun. Although I think we ate more cookie dough than cookies. smile<br /><br />Did I say I love your cover? Its wonderful. Enjoy the fun of that first book. Sandra Leesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911169281960710923noreply@blogger.com