Falling Leaves

Though it might still be 80 degrees outside today here in sunny California, the leaves are red, gold, and all earthy shades of brown and my thoughts turn to, of all things, cookies. Yep, we're on our way to the Bay Area to visit with Gwen and Chuck to look at their photos from our joint trip to Paris and Amsterdam last summer. So, I like to bring them some kind of homecooked treat. Well, I found a great recipe. You really should visit http://www.kerrygold.com/ . I will give you a trail of crumbs (links) to follow to the recipe, but instead of giving you the direct URL, I want you to see how nice a webpage the KerryGold (imported Irish butter) folks offer us. Once you enjoy the Irish photos but before you click any link, notice the very cool Celtic knot patterns that appear as you mouse over the photos. Cathie, we have to do a Celtic knot quilt someday. I am mystically drawn to these patterns...then, besides a very nice cheese link, and a very cool wine and cheese pairing link, go directly to the recipes and you'll see some "Melting Moments" cookies. I whipped them up last night, and aside from making them even smaller than I did (I used a heaping tablespoonful of dough but I'd cut it to maybe 2/3 or 3/4 of a tablespoonful next time; you don't want a fat cookie here as you are putting two together and they get to be more than a mouthful) they are just that: light because of all that corn starch, flavorful because of all the butter, and delicious with Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate in the filling. Here's a picture of mine in the jar at left to show you how festive they are. When you mouse over the photo, you'll get to the KerryGold link. Try them; guaranteed to please.