Cream cheese cookies
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pattroseCream Cheese cookies.
Full Recipe 👇
🥛 Main Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter (115g), softened
4 oz cream cheese (120g), room temperature
1¾ cups all-purpose flour (200g)
1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp baking powder
👩🍳 Directions
➡️ Cream together the softened butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
➡️ Add the sugar, egg, and vanilla extract, then beat until smooth and creamy.
➡️ Mix in the baking powder and flour just until combined — avoid overmixing for soft cookies.
➡️ Cover the dough and refrigerate for about 1 hour to firm up.
➡️ Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
➡️ Roll the chilled dough into 1–2 inch balls and place on a baking sheet.
➡️ Gently flatten each ball with your hand.
➡️ Bake for 9–11 minutes, until the bottoms are lightly golden.
➡️ Let cool completely, then dust generously with powdered sugar.
Enjoy these ultra-soft, buttery cream cheese cookies
Full Recipe 👇
🥛 Main Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter (115g), softened
4 oz cream cheese (120g), room temperature
1¾ cups all-purpose flour (200g)
1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp baking powder
👩🍳 Directions
➡️ Cream together the softened butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
➡️ Add the sugar, egg, and vanilla extract, then beat until smooth and creamy.
➡️ Mix in the baking powder and flour just until combined — avoid overmixing for soft cookies.
➡️ Cover the dough and refrigerate for about 1 hour to firm up.
➡️ Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
➡️ Roll the chilled dough into 1–2 inch balls and place on a baking sheet.
➡️ Gently flatten each ball with your hand.
➡️ Bake for 9–11 minutes, until the bottoms are lightly golden.
➡️ Let cool completely, then dust generously with powdered sugar.
Enjoy these ultra-soft, buttery cream cheese cookies
quesadilla tower
Feb. 22nd, 2026 01:04 ampattroseQuesadilla tower
Ingredients:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 pkgs. taco seasoning
• salt and pepper
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar from the block
• 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese from the block
• 6- 8-inch flour tortillas
• Corn, drained
• Red onion, chopped
• 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed.
• Red pepper, sliced and cooked.
• Shredded lettuce, for serving
• Fresh cilantro, for serving
• Sour cream, for serving
• Pico de gallo, for serving
• Guacamole, for serving�
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch springform pan with olive oil. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet, add the ground beef and cook until browned. Drain grease. Add taco seasoning packet and cook to package directions. Set aside and allow to cool.
3. Place a tortilla in the bottom of the greased springform pan. Top with a thin layer of the beef and some corn as well as some cheese. Repeat this adding red onion. For the next layer repeat this again using some black beans. For the next layer repeat and add the cooked peppers. After adding your last tortilla top with about 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
4. Bake for 15- 20 minutes. Until the cheese is melted and it’s is cooked.
5. Remove from the oven and allow to set for 10 to 15 minutes before removing the side of the pan, slicing and serving.
6. Garnish with shredded lettuce, cilantro, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole.
7. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 pkgs. taco seasoning
• salt and pepper
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar from the block
• 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese from the block
• 6- 8-inch flour tortillas
• Corn, drained
• Red onion, chopped
• 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed.
• Red pepper, sliced and cooked.
• Shredded lettuce, for serving
• Fresh cilantro, for serving
• Sour cream, for serving
• Pico de gallo, for serving
• Guacamole, for serving�
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch springform pan with olive oil. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet, add the ground beef and cook until browned. Drain grease. Add taco seasoning packet and cook to package directions. Set aside and allow to cool.
3. Place a tortilla in the bottom of the greased springform pan. Top with a thin layer of the beef and some corn as well as some cheese. Repeat this adding red onion. For the next layer repeat this again using some black beans. For the next layer repeat and add the cooked peppers. After adding your last tortilla top with about 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
4. Bake for 15- 20 minutes. Until the cheese is melted and it’s is cooked.
5. Remove from the oven and allow to set for 10 to 15 minutes before removing the side of the pan, slicing and serving.
6. Garnish with shredded lettuce, cilantro, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole.
7. Enjoy!
Not quite 365 days questions meme February
Feb. 21st, 2026 11:58 pmpattrose22. What is your favourite writing implement – a fountain pen, ballpoint pen, pencil or something else?
A friend of mine gave me a thick retractable pencil that is thick lead. It's a mechanical pencils. I've never seen one before but I love it. I mean a thick one. I can erase mistakes. Yay! But other then that I use a fine point gel pen. I have four different kinds. And I use legal pads like crazy. And there are post-it notes all over everything. It may be a weird system but it works. Oh the thick pencil is called Paper Mate Handwriting. For 5 of them and extra lead they cost 3.49. Can't beat that.p
A friend of mine gave me a thick retractable pencil that is thick lead. It's a mechanical pencils. I've never seen one before but I love it. I mean a thick one. I can erase mistakes. Yay! But other then that I use a fine point gel pen. I have four different kinds. And I use legal pads like crazy. And there are post-it notes all over everything. It may be a weird system but it works. Oh the thick pencil is called Paper Mate Handwriting. For 5 of them and extra lead they cost 3.49. Can't beat that.p
2026 60 questions meme.
Feb. 21st, 2026 11:36 pmpattroseHow do you want to contribute your talents and passions to the world? Who could be touched by you, and how would it affect them?
I'm not sure about this one. My passions are very simple. I love doing fandom things all week. I also love working on my children's books. I have so much to do with them. There are six of them. I do have the art ready, but a lot of work still needs to be done on the stories. I need to make some time.
Who could be touched by you? Well, I believe the children will have the books read to them and that it will make a difference in their lives. My daughter told me that her 2-year-old carries one of my books around and recites it aloud. Her 8-year-old brother reads my first book to her every night. They both love it. You haven't a clue as to how happy that makes me. I hope that the children know how much love went into these books.
I love making moodboards for all different fandoms. I have more fun.
I'm not sure about this one. My passions are very simple. I love doing fandom things all week. I also love working on my children's books. I have so much to do with them. There are six of them. I do have the art ready, but a lot of work still needs to be done on the stories. I need to make some time.
Who could be touched by you? Well, I believe the children will have the books read to them and that it will make a difference in their lives. My daughter told me that her 2-year-old carries one of my books around and recites it aloud. Her 8-year-old brother reads my first book to her every night. They both love it. You haven't a clue as to how happy that makes me. I hope that the children know how much love went into these books.
I love making moodboards for all different fandoms. I have more fun.
Topics for talk February.
Feb. 21st, 2026 11:17 pmpattroseGoals For the Next Week:
Clean our walk-in closet. I’ve been talking about it for two months. I’m collecting things for the thrift center. There is so much to put in bags. It’s a charity that helps homeless people get back their lives. It’s one way of helping.
Dinner on Wednesday night with our daughter, Chris and her hubby. We’re going to a steak house. I can’t wait. I love filet mignon. Or maybe I might try the fish. I like to get shrimp or salmon.
Wednesday and Thursday are my days for watching Beverly. She's 89 and just needs a little help. I'm glad to do it. We have great discussions.
Thursday is a medical phone call. I sometimes miss them. I prefer appointments. I never forget them.
On Sunday, we’re having a nice dinner with my daughter and son-in-law. I’m making a new recipe for dinner and dessert. Thankfully I love cooking and baking. Oh that’s on the 1st. Tomorrow I’m making another new recipe for some friends of ours.
I’m getting my hair cut this week. I look frightful. 😂😂
That's about all I have going this week. I didn't mention chores that I do daily because they're boring. If I was rich I'd have. A housekeeper. I hate cleaning. I do it but hubby helps a great deal.
I hope you all have a good Sunday.
Clean our walk-in closet. I’ve been talking about it for two months. I’m collecting things for the thrift center. There is so much to put in bags. It’s a charity that helps homeless people get back their lives. It’s one way of helping.
Dinner on Wednesday night with our daughter, Chris and her hubby. We’re going to a steak house. I can’t wait. I love filet mignon. Or maybe I might try the fish. I like to get shrimp or salmon.
Wednesday and Thursday are my days for watching Beverly. She's 89 and just needs a little help. I'm glad to do it. We have great discussions.
Thursday is a medical phone call. I sometimes miss them. I prefer appointments. I never forget them.
On Sunday, we’re having a nice dinner with my daughter and son-in-law. I’m making a new recipe for dinner and dessert. Thankfully I love cooking and baking. Oh that’s on the 1st. Tomorrow I’m making another new recipe for some friends of ours.
I’m getting my hair cut this week. I look frightful. 😂😂
That's about all I have going this week. I didn't mention chores that I do daily because they're boring. If I was rich I'd have. A housekeeper. I hate cleaning. I do it but hubby helps a great deal.
I hope you all have a good Sunday.
Projects and Bunnies
Feb. 21st, 2026 10:05 pmsenmut~ ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
10trueloves - 5/10 written
~ Fulcrum and Rex time travel to before Anakin runs to Mace. - NEEDS CANON REVIEW
~ Sequel to Retrieval - 93 WORDS
~ An Atin universe that is more like The Second Clone War or Mine, All of Them - 2 chapters written, each about 1k words
~ Rachel and Joe meet with BOTH finally aware in Closing Up Shop
~ Drizzt's fallout/Vierna's reactions in the Divining Destiny universe
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10trueloves - 5/10 written Random Plot Bunnies in Progress
~ Fulcrum and Rex time travel to before Anakin runs to Mace. - NEEDS CANON REVIEW
~ Sequel to Retrieval - 93 WORDS
~ An Atin universe that is more like The Second Clone War or Mine, All of Them - 2 chapters written, each about 1k words
Potential Bunnies Pending Further Bouncing
~ Rachel and Joe meet with BOTH finally aware in Closing Up Shop
~ Drizzt's fallout/Vierna's reactions in the Divining Destiny universe
Finished
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Feb. 21st, 2026 03:51 pmconuly posting in agonyauntMy daughter “Melody” is in the midst of the terrible twos. Five or more meltdowns per day over normal frustrations/limits are typical. Recently, my mother-in-law, “Darlene” took Melody and my 6-year-old son out to run errands, and true to form, Melody had a blow-up. It was how Darlene handled it that has me seeing red. She told Melody that she was leaving her in the store and that she could find her own way home, and left her screaming on the floor! She then moved off with my son, out of my daughter’s view, and waited for several minutes before coming back for her. I only learned of this later when my son told me what happened.
When I confronted my mother-in-law, she claimed her method was helpful because Melody behaved afterward. And she said Melody was “never in any danger” because she kept her in sight at all times. After this, I no longer feel safe with Darlene going places with the kids without my husband present or me. Sadly, my husband is no help. He agrees that this was a good “lesson” in behaving for our daughter and that his mother used to do it to him and his sister when they were kids! Please tell me I’m right in telling Darlene her days of taking the kids solo are over.
—Pissed
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When I confronted my mother-in-law, she claimed her method was helpful because Melody behaved afterward. And she said Melody was “never in any danger” because she kept her in sight at all times. After this, I no longer feel safe with Darlene going places with the kids without my husband present or me. Sadly, my husband is no help. He agrees that this was a good “lesson” in behaving for our daughter and that his mother used to do it to him and his sister when they were kids! Please tell me I’m right in telling Darlene her days of taking the kids solo are over.
—Pissed
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Anticipatory.
Feb. 21st, 2026 09:42 pmhannahTrying to clear my calendar and hunker down for the next few days in light of the storm had me allowing myself a little bit of panic buying in the form of another bottle of olive oil. It's not on the same level as rescheduling an appointment because I know there's no point trying to get anywhere farther than two blocks, maximum, come Monday, but it helped a bit.
I'm also charging up my devices as something of an insurance policy and made sure to return all my outstanding library checkouts. Again, something that only helped a bit, and still helped. Mostly I'm now waiting for it to arrive so I can finally enjoy the snow. The build-up to it isn't nearly as enjoyable.
I'm also charging up my devices as something of an insurance policy and made sure to return all my outstanding library checkouts. Again, something that only helped a bit, and still helped. Mostly I'm now waiting for it to arrive so I can finally enjoy the snow. The build-up to it isn't nearly as enjoyable.
Bronzed Squids
Feb. 21st, 2026 05:23 pmolivermossFinland takes bronze in men's hockey.
Damn, they came so close to taking out Canada and getting silver. Ah, well. Still, we've got squids taking home bronze and they were key players on their teams. Kaapo Kakko scored again.
(Kakko should be one of the Kraken's top scorers, but he was out most of the season with an injury and seemed to have the yips once he got back, was slow to get his groove back. This sidequest may have helped him a bit.)
I didn't watch the game, because I was at a write-in at Steeplejack.
Just in case you had any doubt that beer is a religion in Portland:
Damn, I need to go there with my real camera.
I considered catching the finals tomorrow, more to see the medal ceremony than the game, but the Fins already have their medals? They didn't wait and do them all at once like with the women's game?
Still sad that Finland didn't manage to take out Canada, despite that early lead. Still, some squids got bronze and overall squids had very good showings on their teams. Anyway, here's hoping Canada deletes USA tomorrow. I'm not really attached to Canada or any of their players, I just want USA's first line humiliated if possible. I can dream!
Damn, they came so close to taking out Canada and getting silver. Ah, well. Still, we've got squids taking home bronze and they were key players on their teams. Kaapo Kakko scored again.
(Kakko should be one of the Kraken's top scorers, but he was out most of the season with an injury and seemed to have the yips once he got back, was slow to get his groove back. This sidequest may have helped him a bit.)
I didn't watch the game, because I was at a write-in at Steeplejack.
Just in case you had any doubt that beer is a religion in Portland:
Damn, I need to go there with my real camera.
I considered catching the finals tomorrow, more to see the medal ceremony than the game, but the Fins already have their medals? They didn't wait and do them all at once like with the women's game?
Still sad that Finland didn't manage to take out Canada, despite that early lead. Still, some squids got bronze and overall squids had very good showings on their teams. Anyway, here's hoping Canada deletes USA tomorrow. I'm not really attached to Canada or any of their players, I just want USA's first line humiliated if possible. I can dream!
Sense8 s2 ep 6 and ep 7
Feb. 21st, 2026 01:30 pmimpala_chickEpisde 6: This one was so sexy! The pride parade! The pool sex! ( Elaboration under here )
Episode 7: AKA not my fav. ( Elaboration under here )
P.S. If anyone knows a place to get Sense8 screencaps, please share :) I'd love to make icons.
Episode 7: AKA not my fav. ( Elaboration under here )
P.S. If anyone knows a place to get Sense8 screencaps, please share :) I'd love to make icons.
