Ornament Exchange....and Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Today's church bible study was a little different.... no bible study. But we did have a wonderful morning of Fellowship... food .. a lovely talk from a guest speaker... and the singing of Christmas carols. We also had our annual ornament exchange. with this years theme 'A Homemade Christmas' 

All the gift bags were put in the middle of our circle of chairs and all the ladies each took a number from a basket. Then in turn we had a choice. We could either take a bag and unwrap it...or take the someone else's unwrapped gift. That gift could only be 'stolen' twice and then it was frozen and the person who had it kept it.

There are many talented ladies in our group. I chose a ribbon tree and I must be honest I am happy with my choice. To swap it would be giving away someone's time and creativity. it is now hanging prettily on my tree

My contribution for the food table was one of the easiest cookies ever...and again uses a cake box mix. it only has four ingredients.. and instead of oil... it actually uses Cool Whip!.. And it works! Of course anything lemon is a winner in my book...

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

1 box lemon cake mix

(1) 8 oz. tub of Cool Whip
1 egg
1/2 - 1 cup powdered sugar

• Preheat oven to 350F. 
• Spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, cool whip and egg until well combined.
• Use a small cookie scoop or two spoons to drop rounded cookie dough into powdered sugar. 
• Roll dough ball until completely covered. 
• Set cookies on cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake at 350F for 12  minutes or until very lightly golden around the edges. 
• The center of the cookie will still be soft, that's okay.
• Let cool on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes 
• Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• Store at room temperature in airtight container. 
• These are best eaten within a day or two of baking