Please join me in welcoming author Kim Redford to the Kitchen! Kim is an award-winning author of Western fiction, and her upcoming new release, Christmas Kiss (romance with a dash of cozy mystery), will take you on a beautiful journey of the heart.
Kim is sharing a "spirited" cookie recipe with us today, along with a chance to win an advanced reading copy of Christmas Kiss and a book bag to carry it.
Now take it away, Kim!
~ Cleo
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| Author Kim Redford |
Welcome to Twin Oaks, where ranch living is fun, cowboys and cowgirls are hungry, the food is tasty, and I tell tales in my Smokin’ Hot Cowboys series.
In Cowboy Firefighter Christmas Kiss (Book 5), Ivy Bryant, reluctant honky-tonk manager, joins forces with Slade Steele, cowboy firefighter and award-winning pie baker, to catch cattle rustlers and solve the mystery of the missing Fernando—eight-year-old Storm Steele’s beloved Angus bull. Storm insists Fernando will somehow make his way home for Christmas.
To the surprise of everyone, Fernando sightings spread across North Texas, and he becomes famous on television, radio, and social media. While folks in Wildcat Bluff County prepare for Christmas festivities and search for Fernando, Slade bakes delicious cowboy cookies to lift their spirits.
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| Kim's inspiration for "Fernado" the missing bull! |
I couldn’t resist the opportunity to share some of my favorite Texas goodies, so I included several recipes in the back of Cowboy Firefighter Christmas Kiss—and my cowboy cookie recipe right here. These are fun cookies for Christmas, or any time of the year.
What makes these cookies special? Whiskey, of course. For authentic flavor, I use whiskey made in Texas, and there are several great available brands. I also like Texas pecan coffee with my cowboy cookies for a complete ranch experience. Enjoy…while imagining you’re on a trail ride, at a campfire, or even catching up with folks at Twin Oaks.
KIM REDFORD’S COWBOY COOKIES
Ingredients
1 cup butter (or shortening), softened
1 cup white, granulated sugar
2 ¼ cups flour
1 large egg, lightly beaten with fork
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whiskey to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients using a wooden spoon or handheld mixer. Chill dough thoroughly. Mold into walnut-size balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake about ten minutes. Makes approximately thirty cookies.
About the Author
Kim Redford is the bestselling author of Western romances with a dash of mystery. She grew up in Texas with cowboys, cowgirls, horses, cattle, and rodeos. She makes her home at Twin Oaks, where she’s a rescue cat wrangler and horseback rider—when she takes a break from her keyboard. Visit her at kimredford.com.
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Cowboy Firefighter
Christmas Kiss
Christmas Kiss
The firefighting cowboys of Wildcat Bluff County take Christmas very seriously…
When Ivy Bryant arrives at Wildcat Hall, she goes from website designer by day to honky-tonk manager by night. How to handle it all? Enter Slade Steele—rancher, firefighter, and proprietor of the Chuckwagon Café—who offers his services. Add his award-winning pies and a fiery chili recipe with chocolate to the menu, and folks will stream in the front door. It’s an offer Ivy can’t refuse, even though the passion between them is already at the boiling point.
Ivy and Slade’s love story quickly becomes legendary. Throw in Fernando the bull, cattle rustlers, and a wild trail drive, and the scene is set for Wildcat Bluff to celebrate a rollicking cowboy Christmas.
Praise for Kim Redford's Christmas Kiss
Publishers Weekly:
“With a little help from Fernando the bull, an overabundance of sweetness, and a healthy dose of mischief, this Christmas story is certainly memorable.”
Booklist (Jenna Friebel):
“Redford (Hot for a Cowboy, 2019) delivers a country Christmas romance as sweet as pie and spicy as chili.”
Kim’s Giveaway to Readers!
* “Treat Yo’ Shelves”
book bag from Sourcebooks!
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* Advanced Readers Copy (print) of
Cowboy Firefighter Christmas Kiss
(on sale October 29)
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