Cozy Comforts. . . .

Don’t you just love this time of year!  Every time you take a glimpse out the window you see a beautiful array of leaves gently fluttering to the ground. When you walk, you hear the soft crunch of leaves, the air is fresh and crisp, we start thumbing through our recipes to get the foods that add comfort and warmth to our home.  The colors start subtly changing into warm earth tones.  This is such an amazing time!  The transformation is just beginning and we get to soak in all the beauty. 

                                                     

Fall reminds us that the aroma in our homes is so important.  The scents that welcome you at the door, delicately describe a home's atmosphere.  When fall comes around, the scent of baked goods illuminate a home's beauty.  A house could be somewhat not orderly, yet when you smell fresh baked bread or cookies, it seems to add a blanket of comfort and all else isn’t as important.

We thought it would be fun to share one of Shawna’s all time favorite fall recipes.  This is a recipe she uses to welcome fall into her home.  Once these baked goodies are introduced, her family knows that the fall season is upon them.  Such a neat and simple tradition to incorporate into our homes.  We hope that it’s warm goodness will help slow things down a bit to allow all of us to relish this beautiful time of year.  So pull up a chair, sip on some hot cocoa and enjoy these yummy introductions to fall.

                                                     Image Courtesy of Taste of Home 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 sticks butter

2 cups sugar

1 large can pumpkin

4 cups flour

3/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 bag of chocolate chip

 Cream butter and sugar.  Combine all dry ingredients.  Add to creamed mixture.  Add chocolate chips.

 Bake at 375 10-12 minutes. 

And . . . for our “Feature Friday” we would love to invite you to the store on Saturday, Oct 9 from 11:00 - 2:00p.m. for 30% off  *All fall items.  Such a huge savings!!!

Being the sweet cookie she is, Shawna will also have her yummy cookies there for everyone to enjoy!  We hope to see you there!  Make sure you mention the blog at checkout, so you can receive your savings.  This is an online exclusive deal for you, our lovely blog readers!

*some exclusions apply, please see store for details.