Paris ~ Cookies.

Our Grandson Noah came for an afternoon this past Monday and it was cold..not as cold as today..-11 F but CCCOLD  nevertheless.

So after lunch..and coloring..and playing with some toys we decided to watch A Monster In Paris as he wanted to see Francoeur again~

he remembers everything.I had never seen it..and really enjoyed it..I have yet to see the end though..his mom came to pick him up before I had a chance..

So taht was Noah wanting Paris..  that blog I enjoy so much..Paris Breakfasts..she is there at the moment..so I get my little share of charming Paris aquarelles and vistas.

I went to Plattsburgh NY yesterday with my other daughter..there's a Target there..and even in their dollar aisle..they had all these cute pink j'adore Paris stationary..I resisted.:)

G Depardieu is constantly in the French news..so I am getting my France fill there.

There's Pinterest with favorite French pinners..Bloggers..

I'm glad it's popular..always was and always will be..

Because I gave into temptation once again for a cookie cutter :)

I know it looks quite like the other French "Tampons" I have..but see?  there are little flexible chocolate molds to put OVER the cookies to make "Petits Ecoliers "type cookies..but of France:)

So much fun to make..They come with a little cookbook..as with most of their "coffrets"

I found them easy to make..

and very good .

I did however find the actual tampon..too big for the size of the chocolate.So I used my "Biscuits Maison " tampon after the first try..and they were then perfect.

These kits..coffrets..are really like a new toy when they arrive..I watched my grandsons with their shiny new Lego boxes etc..and thought ..well that's what I feel like ..a new Lego box..with pieces and a booklet..

J'aime beaucoup.

Cute eh?

There are many recipes in the darling little cookbook..

But I used the recipe I had used for the Biscuits Maison..since they had worked so well with the "tampon"

La Recette~

200 gr sifted flour

90gr of homemade vanilla sugar or 80gr of plain sugar w/ one envelope of vanilla sugar

125 gr semi salted butter

3 egg yolks + one yolk mixed with one tbsp of milk and one tsp of icing sugar.

In the mixer ..mix the sugar with the egg yolks on med.speed..hen add the softened butter in little clumps..then the flour..Mix everything quickly and as soon as a ball forms..Stop:)(Or else they will be hard)

Make a roll with the dough of ap 6-8 cm of diameter..Wrap in cling wrap and let rest at least 1 hr in the refrigerator.

Remove from fridge and cut slices of ap 2-3mm with thread(I use unwaxed,unflavored dental floss).

I put mine on my parchment paper..and pressed w/ my stamp that  was lightly floured..removing the excess..(not much)You can use a cookie cutter.

Use the egg yolk/milk/icing sugar mixture and baste the cookies..

Bake in a preheated 356 degree oven  for 5-7 mins.(I did 325 convection..  until they started turning golden~

Cool immediately on a cooling rack.
Please see link to see where the recipe actually came from.
You could really use any cookie recipe that cuts out well~

My Note..I did not baste as I was adding chocolate on top:)

Hope you all enjoyed your holidays.I am enjoying reading yours and some other lovely blogs..So many of you have already put away the tree ..the decorations..on an organization trend:)

We leave ours up until  Epiphany..even when it was real.. OY..we just put it up later and took it down later.

I must admit because it gets so dark so early..the lights in the tree and the mantle..add an "ambiance" I enjoy.

It's always "funner" to decorate the tree than undecorate.I always plan on putting the decorations away in a more orderly fashion..but it never looks like the blogs or Pinterest.

We all agreed Pinterest had an influence on us..From decorating ideas..to hors d'oeuvres this Christmas..

Today..I will tackle my craft room that looks nothing like Blog Craft Rooms or Pinterest craft rooms..in fact at the moment..I have several ornaments  cut out..and ready for winter production:)

I needed to pick up sequins to continue and some floss..so today I will organize my chaos:)

I had a dream someone came to visit and they had tidied everything up and set up a bed with a quilt on it..Must have been because we looked at quilts at TJMaxx and HomeGoods yesterday..and maybe because Noah and Giuliana are having a sleepover here Saturday.

I picked up needles yesterday and a ball of wool to try and get back into knitting..Found the pattern on Pinterest..it said knit until you have almost no yarn left..that's the pattern..I will have to Google to remember how to finish and stitch it together..

It's here:)..To Knit~

Like a neck warmer:)..would love to learn to crochet..my friend offered me a beautiful pot holder/doily and dish dryer.So intricate and lacy and pretty..

We'll see:)

Have a lovely weekend~