Morning Meanderings… Cookies, Navy Son Home, and Feeling BLAH?

Published on by Sheila (Book Journey)

GAH.  Day two and still feel pretty blah.  I am achy and coughie and tired.

This is so not me and it is sucking up all my weekend.

I have yet to Christmas shop.  It’s true!  I was out of the country December 1 – 10, arrived back in Minnesota a week ago today and tried to get organized last weekend, worked all week and now my big shopping plans consist of me once again in the recliner, with my blanket, laptop, and books.

Not cool….. not cool.

Brad (Navy Son) after a bit of turmoil yesterday that looked like he would not be able to come home for Christmas resulted in good news, with a little maneuvering and help on this end, we got him on a plane and he will be here for dinner tonight.  WOO HOO!!!  His birthday was the 16th so we are doing his birthday tonight.  He will be staying in Brainerd until the 30th.

*using all my strength I do a fist pump in the air*

My final chatter this morning is a recipe.  In early November my girlfriends and I had a girls baking and crafting weekend at our cabin.  It was a blast and many of the recipes I had shared with you, but have yet to complete the craft projects or this recipe here.

My friend Heidi brought this one for us and it was YUM!!!  Easy to make, no baking required, and tasty too.  What’s not to love?  SO today I leave you with this:


Almond Peanut Butter Ritz Cookies

A box of Townhouse crackers

Smooth Peanut Butter

Almond Bark (white or white and chocolate)

Optional:  sprinkles, chocolate chip drizzle

wax paper

Lay out a large sheet of wax paper where you will be working.

Take Ritz crackers and spread peanut butter on one, and top with another to make a sandwich.   Continue doing this until you have created as many cookies as you would like.

Melt almond bark (if doing them all white, melt enough white to cover all cookies…. is making them half white and half chocolate melt enough white to cover 1/2 the cookie (in this case you would dip one end in until half way up the cookie, let dry on wax paper and then dip other end with chocolate).

Dip all your cookies covering them completely and then set on wax paper to dry.  ** If you wish to add sprinkles do so while the bark is still wet.  If you are going to melted chocolate over the tops, wait until bark is dry.   (For faster drying put cookies on wax paper in refrigerator on a flat space.

These cookies are easy to make as a quick treat and freeze well.


That’s it for this morning…. off to read a bit and then decide if I can get it together enough to brave the stores!!!

27 thoughts on “Morning Meanderings… Cookies, Navy Son Home, and Feeling BLAH?”

  2. I’m so glad your son is able to come home. Have a wonderful time! Not so glad to hear you’re not feeling well. Sounds like the crud so many have right now and probably exacerbated by the travel. Take care of yourself now and you’ll be up and at ’em soon. Those cookies look amazing!!

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  4. So happy that Brad is home!!!! Christmas just isn’t the same with out family around. I was just looking at your ritz cookies. Are you sure you didn’t miss a step. Look back at the picture and then re read your directions. I thought it said something about making a sandwhich and then dipping them in the chocolate. I still see peanut buter. Maybe a little too much wine that day. Just kidding I will be making these for sure we love peanut butter!!!

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    1. LOL Paula – you came make then either way. After I put the post I realize I wrote it for the “sandwich style” and we did the single version. Either way they are YUM! 😀

      Oh and the chocolate side wasn’t done yet when I took the picture… that is the point where the bark is drying and then the other side can be dipped. 😀

      I dont think the wine came until later that day…. but maybe… 😀

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  8. I sure hope you get to feeling better. There’s something about the stress of the holidays that always seems to catch us moms off guard and knock us on our tushes!!
    So glad your son was able to make it home!

    Thanks for the recipe..they look yummy!

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  9. Hope you get to feeling better soon. Whatever gets done for Christmas will just have to do this year but I sure hope you feel good enough to enjoy every minute you have with Brad.

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  11. I use a different Ritz recipe – for Mint thins.. they’re so yummy. You just add peppermint extract to the melted chocolate and then sprinkle crushed candy cane on top. They are delicious. I do want to try the peanut butters ones now.. maybe will do that for Christmas baking.

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