Wednesday ~ Heart Flutter

BUTTERSCOTCH OATMEAL COOKIES

Ingredients
    * 1/2  pound (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
    * 3/4  cup firmly packed brown sugar
    * 1/2  cup granulated sugar
    * 2  eggs
    * 1  teaspoon vanilla
    * 1-1/2  cups all-purpose flour
    * 1  teaspoon baking soda
    * 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
    * 1/2  teaspoon salt (optional)
    * 3  cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
    * 1  cup Nestle Butterscotch Morsels

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add oats and raisins; mix well.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.

    * Prep Time: 20 min
    * Cook Time Time: 10 min

HIGH ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: Increase flour to 1-3/4 cups and bake as directed.

Makes 4 DOZEN

These are my FAVORITE cookie!!!

Enjoy : )

Carrie

Thank You Summertime.....

.....for giving everything that special "glow".  Normally, you and I don't get along very well.  I can't stand the heat or the blazing sun.  I would rather it be cold, wet and rainy.  Thank you for the "June Gloom", and the cool ocean breezes that has made my days so much easier.  Lately I have been enjoying all sorts of little treasures, like this adorable cupcake pair.  Pistachio and Chocolate Raspberry.  Perfectly delectable, and soooo yummy!!!  They were so cute, that I thought they deserved their own little scrapbook page in your book.  There was this cute saying at the bakery, "Forget love.....I want to fall into chocolate!"  And Mr. Pistachio totally fell for Ms. Chocolate Raspberry, so it was the perfect addition to page 3.  

Well, I'm off for another adventure.  Today I get to hang out with Miss P. at the "Eclipse" movie premiere, and I'm super excited!  Oh, and thank you summertime, for your lovely summer nights (actually, my favorite thing about summer).

<3 Carrie

Pink Ninja Monday!

Made some delishous strawberry lemonade with Gloria the other day for the first time in a long time.  You know, where you buy the fresh strawberries, and real lemonade (not from concentrate), muddle the strawberries, and stir in the lemonade.....yummm.....soooo good.  I made it again today and yesterday too.  I think it's the perfect refreshing beverage on a hot summer day : )

The little 6x6 layout above is made from the Pink Ninja Addicts June kit *Sing for the Moment*, and also the May add-on kit *Stay Beautiful*.  I took the photo of the lemonade last week for one of the Summer of Love on-line class photo prompts.  It has a very slight lens flair (which was the prompt for that day).  Combined with the lovely Pink Ninja Addicts product, I thought it had the perfect feel for a refreshing summer layout.

Happy Pink Ninja Monday!

<3 Carrie

Some summer inspiration.....

I recently created this little piece of inspiration.  It's hanging in my craft area.....my inspiration for the summer.  I have this really great French 60's CD that started it all!

Here is part of one of the songs....just click HERE to listen to the whole song.....

• Moi je joue by Brigitte Bardot

More Brigitte Bardot music on iLike

Today will be fun because I am making some goodies.  Some crafty goodies to sell in a alleged Etsy shop, and hopefully some oatmeal butterscotch cookies to munch on this weekend.  I think Ryan and I are going to make some turkey burgers at home tonight, watch a movie, and take is easy.....will be nice.....I'm looking forward to some rest (have another busy weekend ahead of me).

I have been updating my flickr every day with my versions of the photo prompts from the *Summer of Love* online class.....so there should be more inspiration for you to check out this weekend HERE.....I am learning some really cool techniques.  You might even want to try some of them out : )

Enjoy & see ya on Monday!

Carrie