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Thursday, March 26, 2009

New recipe success!

I came across these cookies when I was eating at Market Street a while back and when I saw the recipe in the Tribune, I had to try them! They did not dissapoint! They were fluffy and light because of the lemon juice but the zucchini cut the sweetness. I left out the chopped pecans for James but next time I'm going to try them with it because I love nuts in cookies!

Not only did my recipe turn out, but I also managed to photograph them very well too! Yay me!


Here is the recipe:

Cookies:
1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
2 Tsp. baking powder
2 cups zucchini, grated, drained and squeezed dry
2 Tbsp. grated lemon rind (zest)
3 ½ cups flour
1 ½ cups chopped pecans (optional)

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
15 whole pecan halves (optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar together and add eggs, beating until incorporated. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Scoop dough into golf ball size balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes.

In a bowl, combine the glaze ingredients (except for the pecans) and mix well. After the cookies have cooled slightly, spread the glaze on top and top with a pecan half.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Messing around with Photoshop

It's hard to believe that I took and then manipulated this photo, but it's true. Who knew Photoshop could be so fun?

Our trip to the Salt Lake Temple


We wanted to take Bridget up to see the Temple and I wanted to get some practice taking pictures. It was such a nice day and we had a really great time. There were lots of bad pictures taken (I totally suck) but here are a few really nice ones!