Hometalk Tour Day and Giveaway

Today is a BIG day...

Are you ready for the Hometalk Live Home Tour??!

I am!!

It's here... right here in my house...

inside the Blue Ribbon Kitchen... 

I can't wait to show you a few of our 

decorated rooms...all gussied up for Christmas!!

I have so many fun and exciting things to share with you!!

Not to mention...

I am SO excited about this ornament!!

I will be doing a live demo of the super-easy and super-cute

Home for the Holidays Ornament!!

It makes a perfect last minute teacher's gift too!!  

Something easy enough the kids can make, but also 

sweet and sentimental and pretty enough to be a fabulous gift!!

Homemade gifts and gifts from the heart... that's good stuff!!

If you are free... watch today...12/13/16

on Facebook.  Hometalk Live...I will be there at 1 PM.

You can visit Hometalk to see all many of the

 projects that will be highlighted on the tour today!!

HOMETALK: Blue Ribbon Kitchen Projects

Hometalk will be having a GIVEAWAY  during the live video!!

So don't miss that!!

Ornament Kit Giveaway

...and Blue Ribbon Kitchen is giving away two ornament kits...yest two!! 

 TWO lucky readers will receive all the necessary

 crafting pieces to create their own 

Home for the Holidays ornament!! 

 ...So be sure to leave a comment at the end of this post to enter. 

Two winners will be randomly selected.

 Contest is open until 11:59 PM on Wednesday 12/14/16. 

 I will post the winners on 12/15/16...So be sure to check back!!
Contest is now closed:
Patti Coach and Cheryl Youngbar were the winners.
Please send your mailing information to: BlueRibbonKitchen@aol.com
Congratulations!!

Thank you to everyone who entered!!

Here is a sneak peek of some of the things 

you'll be seeing on Hometalk Live today at 1PM !!

I will be sharing a very, very cute Christmas Kitchen Tree....

You'll also see:

our fireplace makeover,

drum table,

entryway trees and garland

and an easy to make Christmas chandelier.

      Here are some delicious cookies that will be in the kitchen

... Sparkling Chewy Ginger Cookies!!

You'll be seeing these today too...

so here's the recipe so that you can make some of your very own!!

It's better if you can also eat them today!!  Ha. 

Enjoy... and I do hope you can pop over to Hometalk Live on Facebook at 1 PM!! 

See you there!!

~Karri

1^st Place Sparkling Chewy Ginger Cookies

Karri Perry, Blue Ribbon Kitchen

INGREDIENTS:

½ cup shortening

½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)

½ cup packed light brown sugar

½ cup packed dark brown sugar

1/4 cup molasses

1 large egg

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2 cups of all purpose flour

1 teaspoon cornstarch

2 tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

1 ½ tsp ground ginger 

¾  tsp ground cloves

4 Tablespoons crystallized ginger, finely chopped

1/4 cup medium and large crystal sanding sugar (for coating cookies)

DIRECTIONS:

Combine the dry ingredients: flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt and spices in a medium bowl. Set aside

Cream shortening, butter, brown sugars, molasses and egg in a large bowl.

TIP: Creaming can take 2-3 minutes, or until light and fluffy

Gradually add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; mixing until dough begins to come together.

Stir in the chopped crystallized ginger.

Shape the dough into balls (about 1 inch in diameter).

TIP: Use a small ice cream scoop to keep cookies uniform in size.

Roll cookie dough balls in granulated sugar. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake 9-11 minutes at 375 degrees on the middle oven rack.

Let hot cookies rest on baking sheet for one minute before transferring to a cooling rack.

Makes approximately 3 dozen cookies

Tip: Using 2 sizes of sanding sugar, large and medium, gives each cookie an amazing sparkle and crunch on the outside of the cookie.