all nuts & candy are out of my house!

picked up candy sale prizes from Carrie, emailed Sara to see if she has our cookie prizes. my GS leader sweater came, & Kylie's daisy petals. just waiting on backordered jr. journey patches, & the brownie & cadette bridging & 2 top badge earner badges to arrive. ordered mackenzie a vest...checkbook shows I ordered her one last year...Marcey says they don't have it. so I must've forgotten to send it in or something? hopefully will get here in time!

candy update

all candy is picked up but Kayla, Kylie, & Mackenzie...thanks parents!

supposed to get the candy prizes (& cookie prizes) this week! so can hand them out next weekend at awards ceremony.

I am working on my bouquet of badges in a flowerpot...couldn't find cheap flowerpots, so using big plastic cups...will put in potting soil & a package of flowers (which I still need to buy since I just thought of it...will need more pipe cleaners, too...I thought I would cut them in half but changed my mind on that, too....)

plan on making several giant cookies & decorating them a bit for our awards refreshments. and I made it early enough that Katie's dad can come, too!

the candy is disappearing...

got all moms contacted by phone or message today...Shelley picked up Lindsays, & Breanna & Jazmine's family picked up theirs!

nut & candy orders at deb's house

carrie goodin sorted them for us, bless her heart!

ordering more badges...

realized I'd forgotten to order Brownie Wings & the Senior Bridging patch...then realized I needed to find bridging ceremonies, organize the ceremony, get it all typed up so I can read it...then decided instead of attendance awards to give out a Most Patches Earned Award....one for a Brownie. and one for a Junior. need to make tags for my special presentation badges...find flower pots & pipe cleaners...staple a million badges...and figure out what our refreshments should be...thinking a giant cookie cut into chunks??? not sure on that one...

homemade do-si-does (peanut butter sandwich cookie)

Homemade Do-si-dos a.k.a. Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Cookies
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 tbsp baking soda
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats (not instant or regular)



Filling
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter, room temperature
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

Preheat oven to 350F.
Start with the cookies. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and peanut butter. Beat in the sugars until fluffy, then add in the eggs one at a time, waiting until each is fully incorporated before adding the next. Stir in vanilla extract.
Working at a low speed, mix in the flour, followed by the oats (if you don’t have quick-cooking, pulse whole rolled oats in the food processor to chop them up a bit).
On a parchment-lined baking sheet, drop teaspoonfuls of batter (roughly 3/4-in. sized balls), leaving about 2 inches between each to allow for spread.
Bake for about 10 minutes, until cookies are a light golden brown. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, making small holes in 1/2 of the cookies (for the tops of the sandwiches) before they set up. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Once cookies have cooled, make the filling.
In a large bowl, cream together smooth peanut butter, butter and confectioners’ sugar until very smooth. Spread 2-3 tsp onto half of the finished cookies and sandwich with the remaining halves. If you chose to make yours with GS-lookalike holes in some of the cookies, use these as the tops of the sandwiches.
Store in an airtight container.

Makes about 48 sandwich cookies.
this is a homemade do-si-dos recipe. looks good enough to try if I weren't so darn lazy....

Note: Use unsalted butter with this recipe, as different brands of peanut butter can vary hugely in salt content and it’s possible you’ll end up with a too-salty cookie with the salted butter, salted peanut butter and added salt. If you must use salted butter and are using brand of peanut butter that seems a bit salty, you can always reduce or eliminate the added salt. Personally, I like the salty sweet combination with peanut butter, but it’s only fair for me to give a little warning just in case!

another girl scout cartoon....