Give-Away Winner and Oatmeal Cookie Trial #1!

      We've been on pins and needles waiting to see who would win the Hot Cocoa Bomb Kit! I guess I don't need to shout, but it is pretty fun. Thank you to everyone who entered and shared! I wish I had kits for all of you, I really wanted everyone to win so that you could try making Cocoa Bombs on your own. But, never fear! You can still order the molds for the Hot Cocoa Bombs here, on Amazon! (This is an affiliate link)
   To make the selection fair, we used a randomizer to make the choice.  All of your names were entered and then we clicked the button and the randomizer pop out the winner's name.  So, without further ado, our winner is Sheryl White! So, Congratulation Sheryl! We will converse on email!
    Here is a reminder about what Sheryl won:

       Announcement #2: If you ordered the mold you can always go to our tutorial here. But, for even more ideas, you can go to our new page! It is on the left hand side of this page, and click onprintables and you will find our beautiful Hot Cocoa Bomb idea book with directions, flavor and party ideas and lots of pictures to inspire you! Alicia did this for us using her remarkable publishing skills and it is beautiful! All you have to do is click the button for Hot Cocoa Bombs to get this Freebie!We also have theBridal Shower Favor printable there if you missed that one.  (also Free!)  Please also consider going to our contact form and leaving your email address so that we can let you know when we will have more give-aways and freebies published!

    And now...Cookie Trial #1
Many of you will have readthis post where I mentioned my newest quest to find the best oatmeal raisin cookie for my dear husband.  This is the beginning of my quest.

    I decided to begin at the beginning and to use the recipe from the Old Fashioned Quaker Oats box.  I figured lots of cooks from back in my husband's grandma's day would have used that recipe, then they would have perhaps added their own tweaks.
     Overall, this recipe has been successful.  I stayed pretty true to the recipe except that I doubled it because I took some to the Primary children at church.  They devoured them and my husband assured me that the cookies were delicious.  But I am not convinced that they are the best yet.  I think I have quite a few recipes to go before I decide.  Here are a few photos of Cookie subjects #1.

The dough looks great! Nice consistency (and delicious).

Medium cookie scoop.

Ungreased parchment paper.

      Now I am hungry! Maybe a Cocoa Bomb and an Oatmeal Cookie would taste good! Remember to share your recipes with me to try.  You can email them to me with our contact form, or just leave a comment.  Thanks!