Pioneer Woman at Heart

I hope you are enjoying the recipes lately.  I am sorry I am posting them after the holidays, but maybe it will spark motivation for next Christmas season.  Or for that matter, any time of the year. No, I am not turning my blog into a cooking blog ha ha!  It's winter, and there is not much going on that is "news" worthy, so you get to see some new or older recipe posts. (Before a weeding day, and they grew almost 6 feet tall!!) ...... and yes I do miss my garden shenanigans.  Oh man, this last season was a good one, and I will not forget how I would start my day with a good laugh.  Every time I went out to work in the garden, I would just laugh and laugh about the enormous squash plants we had.  Not to mention the enormous bounty we got from them. Something ate the tops off of a few of my bunching onions, that are in my herb garden.  Hm?  I will have to put a deer camera on it if it continues to come back.  The herb garden is very close to th...

  I thought for sure, that I had posted the recipe for these cookies, but so far I have not located it on my blog.  So... Here is the recipe for Sour Cream Softies, a traditional Christmas cookie, that was passed down from my Mom. I had no idea where the recipe came from prior to my Mom, but she loved to sit and listen to a radio station, where recipes were shared (definitely a thing in the past that is not done today on the radio). It is possible she obtained it from the radio station, but I am not for certain. Sour Cream Softies 3 cups sifted all purpose flour (we use organic) 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 c. butter softened (we use organic) 1 1/2 c. sugar 2 eggs (we use farm fresh) 1 tsp. vanilla (I made this homemade) 1 cup (8 oz) sour cream (organic) Measure flour, salt baking powder, and soda into a sifter.  Cream butter with sugar until well blended.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.  Sift in flour mixture, alternating with sour cre...