Granny's Icebox Cookies

My Granny always had

a stash of homemade cookies

for us to enjoy!

She always had a variety to choose

from at any given time!

Her Icebox cookies were

sometimes stored in the

deep freezer awaiting visitors.
They were even yummy cold!

The lucky cookie of the week

was proudly stored in her 

round Tupperware container.

I now have that container!

I baked these cookies this weekend and

loaded them into the famous container.

My daughter walked by lifted the lid 

and squealed!  "Oh it smells just like Granny's house!"

I was giddy all over!
I had already discovered this
 but was thrilled
that she discovered the same treasure!
This spurred what I call a "memory blast" 
where we each began spilling
 out one memory after
the other about our Granny!
My grandmother and her Great Grandmother!
How blessed my children were to know
their Great Grandmothers!

So we spent the rest of the weekend

walking by the cookies, lifting the lid to 

take a whiff of that wonderful smell!

Sometimes not even grabbing a cookie!

A smell that took us back to the kitchen

of a magical woman who loved us totally

and completely without conditions.

A woman who opened her 
home and her heart

to all who entered through her doors.

What is most amazing to me is 
that my daughter

was 5 when she passed away, 
yet this memory, from this smell

took her immediately back to that kitchen!

Back to that feeling of love!

How Sweet Is That!

It is true that

love knows no boundaries

and

not even death can separate that.

Icebox Cookies

Displayed in Granny's

"Fancy China"

As a child I remember gazing at this china!

It was off limits and stored it a cabinet

in the dining room.  When you opened

the cabinet it had a distinct smell.

You just knew it was protecting 

something special inside!

My Aunt B gave me a place setting

that I now safely store away.

Thanks Aunt B! 

Icebox Cookies

2 cups of brown sugar

1 cup of shortening (I use Crisco Butter Flavored)

2 eggs

3 cups flour

1 cup of chopped nuts

1 Tbs of water to dissolve 1 tsp of baking soda

1 Tbs Cream of Tartar

1 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

Cream shortening, add sugar, beaten eggs and vanilla.  Sift flour, salt, and cream of tartar, add to mixture.  Add soda with water and fold in nuts.  Mix together well and separate dough in half.  Take the first half and roll into a log on wax paper.  Wrap up the log in the wax paper and store in the "Icebox".  Repeat the same with the remaining dough.  Chill well.  Slice and bake for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees.  Transfer to a wire rack and cool.  Store in an OLD, ROUND TUPPERWARE container!

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