Cookie meatballs + quilt blocks

After reading Mary Beth's post yesterday and noticing that "make cookies" mysteriously appeared on our day's to-do list (ahem), I decided it was time to take the Clean Food Cookie plunge. Or make "meatball cookies" as Holden later declared them.



Ahh, that's a better, non-meatball-y shot (somewhat).

I was so glad to see the footnote about using unsweetened carob chips because I have an overflowing jar-full that I mistakenly bought awhile back and haven't been able to coerce my kids into eating. But it looks like chocolate!!!???? No dice from my chocolate purist children.

I changed a couple things. Ok, that's not true -- I changed a lot of things, but the cookies are still the same in spirit, right?

used white whole wheat flour

swapped cardamom for the cinnamon

used 1/2 coconut oil and 1/2 canola oil

used brown sugar instead of maple syrup (didn't have any on hand, otherwise I'm all about the maple syrup)

used pecans instead of walnuts

used unsweetened carob chips instead of the chocolate

The sweet, patient cookies stood up to all my wacky changes (whew) and are delicious.



In crafty news, I finished Kathryn's requested 9-patch block for 12 square,



and here is the state of my 12 square quilt. I arranged the blocks on my bed (ala Kristina) and am trying to figure out what color sashing to use, if any. Any suggestions? It's a little confusing with my bedspread down there in the lower left and the light solid is blue, not white.



Speaking of blocks, here's a teeny peek at a quilt that I've started for a very special someone. Working with these fabrics instantly raises my spirits because who can be grumpy around these colors?