I brought cornflake cookies. They have marshmallows, butter, cornflakes (obviously), and green food coloring. I don't know where we got the recipe from, but I remember eating them when I was little a long, long time ago. Not only are they delicious, but they make your tongue green. I'd say something about other things turning green, but I don't want to get crude.
The best way to store and transport cookies is in a cookie tin, right? What I've always hated about tins is that you need to line them with wax (or parchment) paper. For cookies that stick together (like the cornflake cookies), it's best to stick paper between layers. The tins are nearly always round, and the papers are always square. That means you have a bunch of paper crowding around the edges taking up valuable cookie space.
Remember that cutting board I used when I made my duct tape purse last week? That was from my "Curvy Cutter" circle/oval cutting set. Since I'm a procrastinator, I hadn't put it all away yet. I decided to try cutting the wax paper with the circle cutter, and it worked!
That got me thinking of all of those commercials where they have the perfect solution to an everyday problem, so I made my own little commercial:
I have to tell you - I recorded the video once (hence the bit of stuttering at the end) and spent 2-3 hours getting it edited and in a format I could put on the blog. I really should have quit, but I was bound and determined to get it done exactly the way I wanted it to be done. My ingenuity and "there's more than one way to skin a cat" (catfish, not kitty cat, of course) attitude came through again, and I was successful! I hope everyone can view it okay.
For those of you who have never heard my voice - that's not how I normally talk. That's my "perfect solution" commercial voice. I probably am normally that nasally, though.
To sum up what's on the video:
- I used the Curvy Cutter template to figure out what size I needed to cut
- I adjusted the blade tool to the right setting (the widest in this case) and set the cutter in the right track of the cutter tool (the second track)
- I moved the blade tool around the track to cut the wax paper
- I put the circle of wax paper in the tin (yes, I know this step is obvious, but by now you all know how thorough I am)
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make a large enough circle for my large tin. I just did a search to see if there were any larger Curvy Cutters, and I found that they've discontinued the product. I guess I've had mine a really long time, huh? I wonder if I'll be able to find a replacement blade if I need it.
I did see that Martha Stewart Crafts has a few circle cutters, and I bet they would work just as well. The small one
cuts from 1" to 5 7/8" in 1/16" increments, and the large one
cuts from 4" to 12" in 1/8" increments.Now, I'm not advocating buying a circle cutter (or two) just for cutting wax paper to line your cookie tins, but if you're a scrapper who wants to expand the uses of your tools, this is one way you can do just that. I'm sure there are other non-scrapping uses for circle cutters, but, frankly, the video editing has used up all of my ingenuity brain cells for the night.
Do you have any non-scrapping uses for circle cutters or other scrapping tools? E-mail me at traci@creative-pursuits.biz and let me know!
If you've been hoping that I'd share the recipe for those tasty, tasty cookies, here you go:
Cornflake Cookies
1 stick of butter
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
30 large marshmallows
3 cups cornflakes
1 teaspoon green food coloring
Red sugar
Melt marshmallows and butter in a double boiler. Add vanilla and food coloring. Stir in cornflakes - carefully - and drop in tablespoon-sized blobs on wax paper. Sprinkle with red sugar. Wait to cool. Store in the refrigerator.
The side benefit for me posting the recipe here is that if I lose it (again), I won't have to ask my mother to send it to me (for the 20th time).
I think you got the recipe from my mom? But we don't use red sugar - we use cinnamon dots to make them look like holly. I like that better than the sugar because it's hard to see the sugar decoration.
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OH! And I figured out how to melt the marshmallows in the microwave instead of tediously using a double boiler. Place the marshmallows and butter in a microwave safe bowl and put them in the microwave. Since microwaves vary, I won't give you a cooking time. Just cook the marshmallows until you see them expand to twice their size. Take them out and stir to incorporate the butter and marshmallows into a smooth and liquid consistency. If there are still 'lumps' of marshmallows, just cook and stir in 10 second increments until smooth.
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