Christmas Music

Hi there! 

I'm here today with a quick post to share a couple free Christmas songs with you.

The songs are by the incredibly talented Sarah McLachlan.

In our house Sarah's music is near and dear to our hearts! She has been a part of me and Mr. CC's relationship since the start. We love it soo much that we knew if we ever had a daughter together her name would be Adia, after our favorite song of Sarah's. Nearly seven years ago Miss A, Adia, joined our little family. The meaning of Adia is gift or gift from God. How perfect is that? 

Anyway, I said this would be a quick post. lol

Sarah is the founder of  The Sarah McLachlan School of Music in Vancouver. There they provide music education to underserved and at-risk youth at no cost. The school is dedicated to helping young people build community and find their voice. 

This past couple years Sarah and the students have put together new Christmas classics and they're available for free! 

Click here to get it Find Your Voice.
Click here to get Space On The Couch For Two.
Feel free to leave a donation while you're there!

But before you do that, watch the videos.

I hope you enjoyed them. Sarah is such a beautiful person inside and out.

 Don't forget to download your copy of Find Your Voice and Space On The Couch For Two! Sarah also has an entire Christmas album called Wintersong. LOVE it! Check it out here. 

Here's a little extra video for your viewing and listening pleasure. 

 

Thanks for joining me today. 

Happy Holidays!

Egg Nog Cookies

Today I'm sharing a recipe I came across on The Recipe Critic. (Thanks Alyssa!) As soon as I saw these delicious looking cookies I knew they would be my Cookie Exchange cookies! Don't egg nog cookies just scream Christmas? They do to me. I can not even begin to tell you how good these are. Scary good! Bake with caution - I mean it. And don't blame be if you eat a dozen yourself and your jeans are too tight. lol I wasn't counting, but I think I ate five or six yesterday.  ; )

Egg Nog Cookies

adapted from The Recipe Critic

makes 3 - 4 dozen

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup eggnog
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Eggnog Glaze:

• 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons eggnog

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Set aside.
3. Cream sugar and butter together in mixing bowl.
4. Add eggnog, vanilla, and egg yolks.  Beat at medium speed with a mixer until smooth.
5. Add the flour mixture and beat at low speed until combined. Do not over-mix.
6. Spoon onto ungreased cookie sheet or parchment paper and make the dough balls rather small because they will spread in the oven. Sprinkle the cookies with nutmeg.
7. Bake 10-12 minutes until the edges are lightly brown.
8. While the cookies are in the oven make the glaze by combining the powdered sugar with 3 T eggnog.
9. Drizzle the glaze over cookies.

**Notes 

•  Mine took 12 minutes to bake.
•  I put the glaze in a baggie and snipped a teeny tiny bit of the corner off. It made it much easier to drizzle.

You should most definitely add these to your holiday baking list! They will not disappoint. Really. 

Happy Holidays!  

Join me again tomorrow - I'll be sharing no flour peanut butter cookies.

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