A new year is about to begin!

2010 is kissing us goodbye as 2011 welcomes us into its 365 days of revolving around the sun!

It is amazing to look back on the past year and see all the blessings the Lord has given us, all the lessons we have learned, and all the trials we have faced. The Lord has guided and sustained us with His wonderful mercies and grace of which we are not worthy of, and made us more like Him in the process of this years trials and blessings.

Hannah for the Del sisters

Merry Christmas Everyone!

What a blessing it is to have a day separated in our year specifically for the glorification of the Lord Jesus Christ! We are so thankful to Jesus for all His blessings He has poured on our family this past year. We are grateful that He came down from above, in the sinful form of a man and lived a sinless life on earth, took on the sins of all who repent and turn to Him for salvation, so that we may live eternally with Him in glory!

~Hannah


--For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

We have been making this recipe for as long as I can remember but only around the holidays. It came from my Dad's sister Laura. The original recipe calls for pre-made Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough, but ever since Hannah and I started taking over the baking we always make our homemade chocolate chip dough, it tastes WAY better, trust me:) Plus you don't get all those preservatives! It's healthy...right??? Even if they are not the healthiest thing for you to be eating they still taste amazing, our friend after making these said she was not sure if she would ever go back to making just plain ol'chocolate chip cookies! So when you start getting your list together for the grocery store just add cream cheese, the rest is just normal all-ready-in-your-pantry ingredients.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Aunt Laura’s Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies

Cookie Dough:

¾ c. butter, softened

¾ c. sugar

¾ c. brown sugar

1 egg

1 T. vanilla

2 ¼ c. flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 ½ c. chocolate chips

In a large bowl cream butter and sugars. Add egg and vanilla. Stir in flour, soda and salt till blended. Add chocolate chips. Press half the dough into the bottom of a 13x9 inch pan. Pour cream cheese filling over top. Sprinkle remaining dough on top. Bake at 325 for 45-55 min. until the cream cheese is set and dough is cooked through. Cool all the way before cutting and serving.

Cream Cheese Filling:

1 8oz.pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 egg

½ c. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Beat till very smooth and creamy.