Christmas Cookies for the Homeless... and a Visit from the Ghost of Christmas Future

Two weeks ago, my mom read about a town, a few hours away, where the people were living in tents due to a recent hurricane. A church group was asking for cookie donations they could deliver to the area so that the affected people could at least take part in some aspect of Christmas fun. Of course we had to help. We made the following:

Katie's Grandma's Mexican Wedding Cookies
(veganized)

Ingredients:
1 cup margarine
1/2 cup powered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Powdered sugar, for rolling

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Mix the margarine, the 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and the vanilla in a medium bowl. Combine the flour and pecans in a separate bowl. Then combine the contents of the two bowls. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until lightly browned. Roll the warm cookies in powdered sugar, then cool on a wire rack.

We also made my amazing chocolate chip cookies. The recipe can be found here.

Obviously, a few cookies can't make up for not having a warm home on Christmas day, but hopefully it brought a little bit of cheer into the lives of people who've suffered much more than anyone should have to suffer during the Christmas season (or any season, for that matter).

And now, here comes the Ghost of Chirstmas Future to give you a glimpse into my next post:

More cookies coming soon!

Chocolate-Covered Words of the Day

1. The Blogger of the Day is Miss Erin, of the blog Care to Eat. Not only is Erin a sweetheart, but she’s also always so exuberant in her blog posts. I think she might even have more energy than me, which is saying something! I love all her silly sayings (“hi pies” is my favorite); they always make me smile. Erin, thank you so much for starting a blog, because it enabled me to “meet” a super-great girl!

2. I'm so excited about how many people have helped out by leaving comments in the comment drive! And thanks so much to everyone who's mentioned the comment drive on their own blogs!!! If you haven't commented yet, there's still time. To recap, I'm going to donate 20 cents for every comment left on this post (until New Year's Day). If you have a blog, please help me spread the word; my goal is to get at least 100 comments. EDIT: new goal is 150! Yay for surpassing 100! The money is going to a terrific charity, The Enough Project.