Christmas in Paris from the US!

Hi there, and happy 2015! So, today I have these amazing Eiffel Tower cookies that I got from the blog Elements of Style. My aunt sent me the link and suggested that I make them, so I did and they turned out fantastic. The process took two days but that was just because I was feeling lazy and wanted to postpone the process, so one one day I made the dough and put it in the fridge and the next I baked and decorated them. You can make them in one but just be sure to make the dough earlier in the morning because you have to put the dough in the fridge for 2 hours and then you can take it out. So, basically what I am saying is plan ahead! 

In the blog, Erin had used silver and black for the decorations of the Eiffel Tower, but I used white and gold for mine. So, you can change up the look a little bit. I also had added wreaths because I made these right around the holidays, but you can just leave them out and they will look just as nice. 

To make the cookies into an Eiffel Tower shape, I used a cookie cutter, which you can find here. Another optional but very helpful tool to have is parchment paper. I always have a little stash in my pantry and it helps a lot!

The Finished Product!

So, without further ado, here is the recipe...

March: A Month Of Holidays

So... I don't know about you but, March is a long month of birthdays, holidays, and "Spring" (even though the temperatures don't feel like it). You know the old saying  "March goes in like a lion and out like a lamb"? I don't think that is true now a days in New England. The temperatures don't really get going until middle of May. But anyways there are lots of holidays so it is a good trade off. 

One holiday that my whole family celebrates is St. Patrick's Day. We all get together at my Nana and Papa's house. It has sort of become a family tradition. One food that we enjoy every year is the Irish Bread that my Nana makes. In fact, my great-grandmother also made this very same Irish Bread. She came over from Ireland on a boat so this was a traditional recipe for us. She also used a great sifter with a nice, fine, sift. She used this sifter for about 80 years. My Nana has used it for about 40 years. The brand of the sifter is Bromwell. These sifters are still avalible today and you can find them at this website. 

Depending upon who we make this recipe for we use currents and caraway seeds although they are optional. These are traditional Irish ingredients and they taste delicious. 

This is a picture of the sifter that my Nana has from my great-grandmother 

This is the recipe in my Nana's recipe book. 

In case you can not see the writing in the  picture, here is the recipe: