Maple Syrup Butter Cookies...

I am loving these cute biscuits...

Not only do they look good, they taste amazing.

Kind of like a melting moment biscuit but with a maple syrup flavour.

 I have this cool vintage biscuit maker.  There are about four different patterns...

but for these biscuits, I chose a daisy flower.

 The biscuit maker pops out the cutest,The  daintiest biscuits.

It is such a fun device to use.

Maple Syrup Butter Kisses

  

  Preheat oven to 180 Celscius (356 F)

  Line two oven trays with baking paper.

 

  Method:

  Cream 125 grams (1/2 cup) soft butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla       essence or paste, 1/2 cup maple syrup.

When creamy and pale add 2 cups of plain flour and 1 cup of cornflour (cornstarch) that has been pre sifted.

Roll into small balls and flatten with a fork.

Or place mixture in a biscuit making device to make small biscuits.

Bake for about 15 minutes until a pale golden colour.

Remove from the oven to cool.

When cold, join the biscuits with maple icing.

Maple Icing:

4 Tablespoons of soft butter, 3 Tablespoons of maple syrup and 1 and a half cups of powdered icing sugar.

Mix to blend, add a little hot water to get to spreadable consistency.

Yield is about 32 small biscuits (unjoined with icing).

You will find a printable recipe HERE.

I think it's time for afternoon tea   :)

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Photo Inspiration - BE YOU...

Sharing some photo inspiration...

Such a strong message and so empowering.

Be true to yourself.

BE YOU - the world will adjust.

Free to copy, print, pop in a frame, use in card making or canvas art for your home décor

- for personal use only.

DIY Strawberry Planter With Measurements...

Finally I have the DIY Strawberry planter measurements for those who which to build it.

Mia Bella Gardens original DIY Strawberry Planter was made from a photograph off Pinterest.
 This had no links to the original maker, whom I have never managed to track down, 
and therefore there was no plan.

It was a guess the measurements from the picture situation.

But it worked out really well!
As ya all want the measurements I used - here they are:
You will have to use the pictures as a guide to building it, 
as it has no step by step photographic tutorial, :(
This was made long before I started to do the tutorial thing.

Above is the original picture from Pinterest and I have added the measurements to it.
I'm not a professional builder so I hope this all makes sense.
 Use the first photograph as a guide and adjust measurements if necessary. 
You can see the  end caps on the original picture above are not even so I changed that on my version.
Concrete with Quick mix fast set concrete the two long posts into the ground. 
 When set attach the 1300x 45mm lengths.
Then the ends. 
Put in the centre supports.
The rectangle planters should sit nicely in the gaps.
You will need six planters.
The lip of the planter needs to sit on the wood edge.

Then plant with strawberries (or herbs).