Contest and Cookies

Hello everyone, today I have a little Christmas contest for you. All you have to do is leave a comment and tell me what your favourite holiday cookie is and leave an email address. I would love to hear from all of my readers from around the world!

On Friday I will randomly draw 2 names to win a copy of January's Style at Home magazine featuring one of my favourite bloggers, Christine Dovey and a Christmas stocking made by Staci Edwards from Switch Studio. (There may also be a secret little present hidden in the stocking from Santa!)

 My favourite holiday cookie is Refrigerator Shortbread. 

I like this recipe because not only are they delicious with a cup of tea or coffee they are also super easy and very festive looking.

Slice

and bake

                      

Refrigerator Shortbread

Combine: 1 cup flour
                1/2 cup corn starch
                1/2 cup icing sugar
Crumble in with hands 3/4 cup soft butter until dough comes together.
Mix in 3/4 cup chopped glace cherries.

Shape dough into two logs (I like small cookies, so I make skinny logs), wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours or over night. Dough will last in fridge up to one month.
Cut into slices and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 7 or 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

I can't wait to hear what your favourite cookie is!

Give-a-Way

Hello, is anyone out there? I just checked my Blogger dashboard and it tells me that a number of people in Canada and the US are reading my blog and a few people from Sweden, Spain, Russia, Australia, Belgium and even Georgia (the country, not the state) have taken a look today.

How can it be that 2 people in the country of Georgia have looked at this blog? (I had to check a map to see exactly where Georgia is).  I am having a hard time comprehending this crazy thing we call the world wide web. I honestly don't believe what my Blogger stats page is telling me. I am a seeing is believing kind of person....oh and I am needy too...so I thought I would test things out by enticing you to comment.

I have 2 copies of Canadian House and Home's newly released special publication, Best Decorating to give away today. House and Home has been my go to guide for all things design for many years, it just keeps getting better and better.

I will send out a copy to the first two people who comment on my blog. If you are the first or second commenter email me your name and address and I will send you a copy anywhere in the world!

theroomblog@gmail.com

Here are a few images from past issues of Canadian House and Home.

Enjoy.

Now go comment...I want to send you,  your very own copy of Canadian House and Home!