Recipe Challenge Blog Hop Introducing Paper Cupcakes!!

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(Hello and Welcome) to the third stop on the Recipe Challenge Blog Hop introducing Paper Cupcakes!! You should've gotten here from Danielle's blog...if not, make sure to go there and to the TMITA page to catch up. I don't want to keep you long at this stop so here's the project I created using one of Nina's new images. It's call "Beach, Ball and Book"...I think you can see why :)

I paper pieced this one and made a super easy easel card (I see Danielle had the same idea! Great minds think alike!) :) The 'sand' is really styrofoam that was colored with SU! River Rock re-inker. Gives the look of sand without all the dust. Oh yeah, my mouse has a bit of sunburn as I always manage to get one when I go the beach!

Here's my recipe...I kinda cheated and borrowed one from a bag of Mauna Loa Macadamia Baking Pieces. But I love these White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut cookies and I hope you do too (I had a source check on the mainland (thanks Mom!!) and you should be able to find at least small bags of mac nut pieces at your local Super Wally World or similar grocery store)

1 cup butter/margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 12oz package white chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped macadamia nut pieces (I'm sure any nut pieces would work here)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well. Blend in flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in white chocolate chips and macadamia pieces.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking pans. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Makes approximately 6 dozen cookies.

My 'secret word' is: CUPCAKES

Okay, so don't forget to leave me a comment before you head to the next stop on the hop, Patti G, our December Guest Designer! Can't wait to see what she has in store for you (both her project and recipe! I'm sure both are YUMMY!!) And don't forget to get your 'secret word' from her too!

WAIT, before you leave!!!

As a special bonus for those that leave a comment on this posting, I will pick a random winner on Monday December 14th to receive this 'blog candy'!!! (this is in addition to Nina's picking of a winner of the image I used on my project above and all her other GREAT prizes!!)

You will receive a box of Christmas Medley assorted macadamia chocolate confections (plus a FREE music CD inside), a box of 50th Anniversary of Hawai'i Statehood premium whole macadamia nuts covered in milk chocolate, a box of chocolate dipped macadamia shortbread cookies, and 2 Hawaii rubber stamps (hula girl and hibiscus flower)

I thought you all might enjoy some real Hawaiian candy and rubber! Thanks for stopping by and now you can head to Patti G's!

(goodbye)

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(thank you very much)