Now THIS recipe has my mouth watering! Shirley Jump is with us today to give away a copy of MARRY ME CHRISTMAS and share a recipe from her kitchen….

White Chocolate Raspberry Thumbprints

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam

1 cup white chocolate chips

Red sugar sprinkles

Trust me, these ones are so good, you won’t have any left for guests (and whoever invented that rule about sharing your cookies, anyhow? It’s Christmas, indulge yourself a little). In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and the shortening with an electric
mixer (or use a stand mixer and let the machine do the work), then add the sugar, powdered sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, and the salt. Beat just until combined.

Add the egg and vanilla, then mix in the flour gradually. Cover the dough and refrigerate for three hours. I know, it’s a long wait, but it’ll be worth it later. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Roll the dough into 3/4-inch balls and put them on an ungreased cookie sheet. With your thumb or the end of a wooden spoon, press a circular indentation into the center of each cookie. Drop a 1/4 teaspoon of jam into each thumbprint. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, then cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, pour yourself a glass of milk and get into serious cookie-eating mode. Skip lunch if you have to—there’s no way a tuna on rye can compete.  Put the white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high in 30-second bursts, stirring each time, until the chips are melted. Pour the white chocolate into a resealable plastic bag and snip off a tiny bit of one corner. Drizzle the white chocolate over the cookies. Sprinkle cookies with red sugar to add that festive flair.

Now you’re ready to indulge—don’t worry about the calories until January 1^st. Makes three dozen, just enough for you and a very special, handsome friend!

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Samantha Barnett would describe herself as an ordinary girl. Flynn McGranger  would call her beautiful–if he weren’t about to destroy her career.

A rich, successful journalist, Flynn aims to write a scathing review of Samantha’s little bakery. He never mixes business with pleasure. But the secrets she’s clearly keeping intrigue him, and her innocence has caught him off guard….

What’s happened to him? He’s being ridiculous! The Christmas-coated town has gone to his head. Or has this small-town girl unlocked the city-slicker’s heart?