12 Days of Christmas
December 1st - 12th 2013
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Sponsors: As You Wish Tours & Book Dragon Designs
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Melted Snowman Cookies
| 1 | package of Betty Crocker’s Sugar Cookie Mix OR substitute your family favorite! 10 large marshmallows, Cookie Icing, decorating tips, and your imagination! You can use Betty Crocker Cookie Icing or make your own. You’ll need Black, Red, Green, Blue and Red! I also used mini orange M&M’s for the noses, instead of mixing a tiny bit of orange for carrot noses. |
My simple icing recipe is: | |
| 1 | cup powdered sugar |
| 4 | tsp milk |
| 1 | tsp clear vanilla extract (I used my homemade vanilla and the icing was just a little off-color.) |
| 1 | TBLS Light Corn Syrup |
| Stir until smooth and ice your cookies! | |
Directions:
Mix the cookie mix (does that sound weird to anyone else?) together, then take a small chunk (about the size of a golf ball) and flatten to about 1/4″-1/2″ depending on how thick you like your cookies. Remember, they are supposed to be melted snowmen so the more irregular the shapes, the better! Bake the cookies according to the package directions. Pull them out when they’re done and let them cool on a rack. When they are cool, ice the cookies with the back of a spoon and let some of the icing drip over the edge for that melting effect! Spray a microwave safe plate with cooking spray and put the marshmallows on it. Cook on high for approx 20 seconds. Watch the marshmallows carefully though, you don’t want to let them get too fluffy! Spray your hand with the cooking spray (Great tip!) and pull the marshmallows carefully off the plate and set them on the frosted cookies. Some of my marshmallows fell over, but I just left them that way! It gives my cookies character. HA! Start decorating! I found it easier to do the arms and faces first, then add the rest of the details.
~ Sarah Hayden Davey
The Edge of Darkness [Book 1] After a tragic accident, Araya Noelle is left with a constant reminder that nothing is forever.
She is forced to give up her chance to be the youngest dancer accepted into Julliard & taking over their high society school by a graceful storm of determination is no longer an option. Instead of dwelling over her loss, she accepts the new future she’s been dealt. In a world as black as hers, there's no room for bitterness, no time for regret. Sheltered from the outside world, Araya has become suffocated by a life she has no control over. Until Ryland Dare comes crashing into her life.
You don’t know true darkness until you've felt light…
Like a firecracker, showering her with colorful sparks of freedom, Ryland quickly sweeps Araya away from her grey existence. For the first time since the accident, living in darkness is no longer something Araya wants to do willingly. Unleashed by the shadows of her reminder, being with Ryland, Araya touches light. Together they will learn what it’s like to feel alive for the first time.
At the edge of darkness, a ray of light will,
DARE them to HOPE.
DARE them to LOVE
DARE them to LIVE
The Edge of Darkness is book 1 in the darkness trinity novel.
******Warning: this book is NA and contains graphic language, sex, and
violence. Mature readers only. Not intended for young adult readers.***
The Grace in Darkness [Book 2] Every part of me yearns for Ryland and there hasn’t been a day that’s gone by that I don’t question if I made the right decision. Adjusting is something I should be used to by now but how can I do that when life has other plans?
When darkness consumes you, only true light can free you
Remembering how I existed before Araya came into my life and turned everything upside down has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. I can’t stand to be round anyone and the feeling is mutual. But I’m ready to take back what’s mine. I’m ready to be whole again. But every decision has a choice and every choice has a consequence.
To find the grace in darkness, you must
Dare to be BRAVE
Dare to be STRONG
Dare to be ALIVE
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First Prize: One (1) eBook from Every Participating Author
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