No bake cookies

A few weeks ago I was standing at the grocery store counter waiting to pay just like any other time.  But this time I succumbed to the impulse buying strategy imposed upon us while we wait.  There was a beautiful looking no bake cookie all packaged up and waiting to help me make my drive home nice and yummy and I didn't resist.  Afterward, however, I started looking at the ingredients list and realized that I could make that same cookie very easily.  It was a good one; no preservatives or gluten or anything.  I looked through my recipe box and found a couple of different ones and compared them to the ingredient list.  With a couple modifications I came up with the same components and adjusted the amounts to what looked to be right.  I was so pleased with the results!

The only problem is that now I have a wonderful recipe that takes very little time to put together and makes absolutely delicious cookies!  I call them 4 way stop cookies because

British Flag Cake

My daughter loves all things British.  In fact she is kind of obsessed with the music scene over there and that fits since she is studying to work in the music industry after college.  So it was with all of our blessing that she applied for the study abroad program and it was all of her own effort that gave her the ability to go.  She was accepted and without hesitation we decided it was the best excuse ever to make it a family vacation!

Her birthday is in the middle of the summer so I have had the opportunity to spend it with her each summer so far.