Day 19: Lemon Poppy Seed Slices

Lemon Poppy Seed Slices are a new cookie tradition that started at last years Annual Cookie Bake. We soon discovered that they tasted amazing paired with blackberry jam. I like these cookies because they are multi seasonal, and would be outstanding paired with iced tea in the summertime.


It's very exciting to be out of school, though I still feel like I should be studying for something. One more semester ahead of me, then I am a real adult, in the real world. . . . and I wont have to feel guilty about baking instead of opening up a text book!

Yesterday was an amazingly fun day; 12 hours spent with friends, family, and my guy. It's really amazing to have a lot of people you care about crammed in one room together, having a great time.

This is definitely a tradition that we will be keeping :); baking, laughing, and loving.

-A

Day 2: Lemon Raspberry Swirls

This was a very simple recipe discovered in the Dec. 2008 edition of Country home. The recipe was actually pretty quick and worth the experimentation. I am a fan of lemon deserts, and jam filled goodies. What do you get when you combine the two? Perfection.



I find that when making sliced cookies, it's much easier to keep their shape by resting them in long glasses.



Then it's as simple as slicing, baking, and eating :)