I'm Maggie. 45 and a newlywed (September. I am originally from Connecticut, currently in Oklahoma, and since we just bought a house that will be DH's retirement house (He's 63) will likely stay here. I have one DD in Connecticut, no grands yet, but DH has three- two little girls in MI and one (21) here in Tulsa.
We run a small Italian Greyhound rescue out of our house. I also work as a litigation assistant after years as an insurance exec.
I miss Fluff and Indian Pudding- two things you can't find in OK. I am known for my cookies, I make a minimum of 14 varieties and sometimes more at Christmas time. These are the ones my little nephews from Ireland call Maggie Bikkies:
1 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 / 2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2tsp baking soda
1 cup zante currants
6 oz mini semi- sweet morsels
Combine butter, sugars, egg and vanilla, beat until fluffy
Add flour and baking powder mix. Mix well.
Stir in currants and chocolate morsels
Shape into a 12 inch roll. Wrap in plastic wrap
Chill until firm
Slice into ¼ inch slices
Bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes
For some reason, even kids who don't like raisins like these- the dried currants are crunchy and sweet, rather than chewy. Taidhg and Finn love them.