Celebrating the Solstice

Finding light in the darkness...

PEACE

JOY 

LIGHT

Our own little family celebration this weekend was indoors due to the driving rain. We had a cozy time opening handmade gifts from Kap and Fia, drinking tea given to Kap from his teachers from their little preschool garden and watching the wet chickens navigate through the yard happily in the rain. We also ate our last cookies of the advent month, mexican chocolate acorns and made our annual yule log cake. It is a family recipe and so very yummy. I am not a chocolate girl and these are decidedly un-chocolatey chocolate cookies. 

Mexican Chocolate Acorns

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup confectioner's sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix together.

Melt 1 ounce or so of chocolate chips and mix it in.

Add up to 2 1/2 cups flour

Use a tablespoon spoon to shape cookies onto parchment paper.

Bake at 375 degrees for 5 to 7 minutes.

Cool.

Make chocolate glaze:

1 cup confectioner's sugar

1 ounce chocolate chips

4 teaspoons room temperature milk

Have sprinkles in a bowl and chocolate glaze in another. Dip one half of each cookie into glaze (scraping off the bottom of each cookie) and then dip into sprinkles. Dry on parchment paper.
WARNING: You might want to half the glaze amount or there will be a lot left over for your children.

AnaSofia made me a beeswax sign and both kids felted many sweet ornaments for us at school. Added to the painted gourds and pine cones we have done at home, the tree is looking pretty spiffy.

Thankfully Sunday arrived warm and clear so we headed to friends for a star filled Solstice celebration with a bonfire, good food, wild happy kids and a lantern walk to honor the longer days to come. Many blessings of light to you in these good days to come!

 us.