CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPOHOLIC &CHOCO CHIP CUTOUT COOKIES FOR ST.PADDY'S DAY.........1

Ok that aint me am talking about  me here ...but the sweety poo of a movie that  jus finished watching this sat afternoon and its so cutey.....(ok this was last saturday afternoon)

And besides a few things it did ut me in the St.Patricks day mood .........(ok this happenned last saturday pals)

Made me feel happier and lighter and cuter than i already felt.....  the lovey dovey romantic in me felt a little more awakanenned than already was and maybe i loved the end with swipn the pleasure's of shopping with a credit card to love.......for love.....and made me shed a few tears and jus then mom popped with a hot cup of chai....so perfect.....and loving.....

Now what does this movie watching have to do with a holiday...with St.patricks?.....AND COOKIES......whats the connections that holds.................

Well nothing......well everything too.....coz the movie made me feel so on a holiday too .....the sweetness...the truth ...the lie...the romance....the way sucess came to her.....all of it did.....and it somehow lightened the already light happy me a little more......

 

If u think i identified with the movie coz i shop like that, well i dont .....its local markets and food stores and home tools stores that excite me.......


ok ....who am i kidding .....so do perfume stores specially if they house my all time fav Farahniets and Pleasures and Kenzos Flowers and many more.....

And so do Nike and Reebok stores and Levis and what have u.....yeah tees , pants and keds are more of me than not......

And does that make me a shopoholic or happy.......well i can go for weeks and months w/o shopping for my personal closet but not without shopping for my baking pantry and kitchen tools.......and add a laptop and a digiSLR and sunshine and u have one  happy gal here....very happy......
ok ok jus kidding....

I dont know where all the surges of laughter and pure joy bubble from but i do know that i want to loose nothing i have today ,  to  drive a point home  that  i was so happy with what i have and dont need anything else too............

eg....my strong limbs to skip along.......

 my hands to whisk along ,so what if i dont have a kitchen aid or hamilton beach.....i can whisk away........

my eyes that spot cuteness in a store or the hues of a rainbow........

my sense of smell that recognize fragrances in a crowded room and i aint talking cookies here.......

and most of all the love i have around me with my family.......

What is happiness or what makes me Happy?And what makes u happy dear Happy Buddy?

Why am i so happy all the time...i feel like am on a permanent holiday when am not  :-))))

thats coz i define what is a holiday for me.....a holiday = happiness = coming home to love =   the warmth of a kitchen simmering a stew for dinner  (and loads of other things) =  enthusiam and zest that fills our lives= being with my loved ones = being happy about what i have today and not think that maybe a little more will make me happy (unless its chocolate:-))) ) = i love the feeling of being happy that surges from inside and i dont really push hard or struggle ....its jus being me.......

=baking these fantastic cookies for a holiday i never knew about till now = my honesty to admit it so spare me those shocked looks :-))))))))))

Oh my Oh my......what a wonderful day.....
Zippyty zippyty Zoo....do da do......
Oh the sunshine's coming my way......

Well at the time of writing this ,i have joined the bakers at Toll house....i would love to call it toll home honestly....joined in the sense that am a member of their community online......

And for a long time that chocolate chip cookie i want to roll out OR add chocolate chips to a roll out happenned right  HERE and exactly when i have been reading about this Lovely Irish holiday all over blogosphere and cookies are my love......

HAving jus finished my last MOMOFUKU MILKKBAR COOKIE (ofcourse i will post about them)  and these seemed perfect ot fill the jar ....(well mine storage is more of a flat ''jar'' coz i always dress up my cookies...)................i mean could i resist CUT OUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES...no way.....

Ofcourz i did hop to WIKI for some enlightment and know how on Saint Patricks day and loved all i read....and all those of u around can CELEBRATE HERE...oh id love to watch the  preeminent  water colorists who will dye the Chicago River at 10:45 a.m.
This year the river dyeing crew can be seen east of Wabash Avenue and west of Columbus Drive...

I picked this pic via WIKI and love this Irish Clover,its significance and the Shamrock cookie cutter and sprinkles i simply cant find.:-)))))but i sure found my way to Food on Friday here :-)))))

And then i read loads more about its wonderful significance in REBECCA post at A GATHERING OF THOUGHTS......I SO LOVE THE SHAMROCK ALL THE MORE NOW AS MUCH AS I DO HER IRISH SIDE.....


SO LETS BEGIN WITH THESE DELIGHTFUL COOKIES,A PART OF THE DOUGH WENT INTO MY FEEBLE ATTEMPTS AT EASTER EGG COOKIES :-)))))

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar (sub for icing sugar for a tender cookie)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• a tiny pinch of soda and 5 grams of cream of tatar(for added crispness add these to the flour)
• 1 large egg yolk (i used a whole smallish egg)
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels
• 1 container (16 oz.) prepared vanilla frosting, colored green if desired
• 1 container green coarse sugar or candies(all i have is green sprinkles)

 SUGAR PLUM FAIRY'S NOTES
~~~ what really excited me were these were crisp cookies according to a baker....so a little extra time would have my cookies crisp and way way a  happpy me (taste buds)
 
~~~~And yeah with  my 3 petal cookie cutter and a little stalk i added ,maybe i got some where close,i should have cut out hearts and joined them together as petals.


~~~~ok i wasnt super steady at the frosting but i did honestly try :-)))))

~~~~AND PART OF THE COOKIES GO ON FOR MY EASTER BAKET GOODIES COMING UP FOR EASTER :-))))))

BEAT butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and salt in large mixer bowl until creamy. 
 Beat in egg yolk. 
Gradually beat in flour. Stir in morsels. Shape dough into 2 round discs; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for about 1 hour or until firm.

PREHEAT oven to 350° F.

ROLL each disc to 1/4-inch thickness between two sheets of waxed paper. Cut into shamrock shapes; place on ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Spread with frosting; sprinkle with coarse sugar.

EASTER CUT OUT COOKIES



These Easter cookies go to dear Faith and BRandy at ALL THRU THE YEAR CHEER ,for their Easter Basket

As also it does for after dinner Cafe ,at the super SUPPER CLUB at Chef In my HEAD ,fantastic blog and even better club, and the best parts that i was the first to link, with a tingle i did ,and The CHEF herself sure had me super excited this morning that being the first to link ,i have a prize.......yipppeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

NOW WITH EASTER FAST APPROACHING....

...........HERE COME  MY LIMP ATTEMPTS :-)))))),AT WORKING ON A EASTER COOKIE,NEVER MIND THAT IT AIN'T EGG SHAPED-.......WELL ALMOST........................

Blue and pink are Easter Colors and would love to add a few pastels to this basket-next time for sure.....

AND YEAH HERE ARE THE FACTS AM SUPPOSED TO BE WRITING ABOUT ME FOR THIS AWARDS POST.....READ ON HAPPY BUDDY'S

1.) I love chocolate and enough so to be a chocoholic , but i simply dont ever order for chocolate ice cream.

2.) when i say i love seafood i mean  shrimps. Oysters. Clams . Mussels. And the like.

3.) I simply cant have delicious duck, i visualise them quacking and squealing away trying to fly over ponds and streams of fresh water on lush green farms.
( well i should hardly be saying this on a foodie blog but am honest with this strange but true fact )   

4.) i love the beach, i love the sand and the sea BUT ...................Nay nay , not the sun. . But would love to live in a place where it snows. . So o o romantic. . 

5. ) Make up aint my forte but love my hello kitty m.a.c. Lip balm, they are simply fab.

6. )  I love perfumes and love spraying some after a shower before i head to bed.

7. ) On the same note, i simply cant have a single fav, there are way too many fantastic ones to have a fav so its more like i have loads of favs a few of 'em being :- pleasures , pleasures intense , dune, flower(k), fahrenheit  [ok its a guys perfume but i still love that whole range], 5th avenue [full range], rush .............ok my list is way too long.........

Yeah and when i talk about perfumes i simply cant stop so would love to ask you too, whats the fragrance that rocks your boat? 
And which lip balm keeps your lips smiling broadly?
Feedback is always awesome when u go shopping aint it? :-))))))