Thumbprint Cookies: Easy to Make, Even Easier to Eat

These kid-friendly cookies are basically thumbprint cookies with a twist. Easy to make and delightful to eat. Enjoy.

Whisk together flour and the salt. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until very pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes, then beat in egg and vanilla. At low speed, mix in flour mixture in 3 batches just until a dough forms. Divide dough in half and form each piece into a 6-inch disk, then chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll 3 separate level teaspoons of dough each into a ball, then flatten each ball slightly (to 1 inch wide and less than 1/2 inch thick). Arrange them in a triangle on baking sheet with edges touching in center, then make a deep indentation in center of each round with wooden spoon handle. Make more …

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Dallas Home Wins Deck the House Contest and $100K for Paulding County Schools

After thousands of votes from across the country, Joseph Felix's home was crowned the best decked house in the country and the winner of $100,000 for local schools.

Merry Christmas, North Druid Hillsians-Briarcliffers

And happy holidays.

We typically stick to local fare with our posts. Something–the vast majority of the time–has to be tangibly linked to the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area for it to end up on this site. This is not the case today. We just wanted to hit you with a dose of Christmas pop genius. Blast it.

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Trash and Recycling Pickup - Holiday Schedule

DeKalb County wants you to know about adjustments to your solid waste collection schedule over the Christmas holiday.

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Christmas Fun Facts and Trivia

How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.

We know that there were three Wise Men, 12 days of Christmas and that Santa delivers all his presents around the world in one night. But did you know... $23,439.38  How much it would cost to buy your "true love" all the gifts in the 12 Day of Christmas. 12.9 billion hours, $447 billion How many hours Americans were expected to spend shopping, wrapping and returning gifts last year. That was about 42 hours and $688.87 per person.  Get your postman/postwoman a gift According to Hallmark, Christmas is the largest card-sending occasion. Nearly 1.5 billion cards are sent to friends and family every Christmas season. (That's actually down 400 million cards since 2004.) $983 million The value of U.S. imports of Christmas tree ornaments from …

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Christmas Church Services in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff

Here is a list of various Christmas church services happening in the area.

Christmas falls on a Tuesday this year, so many churches in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area will focus on services on Dec. 23 or Christmas Eve, although some have special events slated for Christmas Day. Here's a rundown of Christmas events at area churches: Briarcliff Baptist Church will hold a Christmas Eve communion service at 5:30 p.m. Briarcliff United Methodist Church will have a family Christmas Eve service at 5:30 p.m. including an interactive reading of the Christmas story. At Briarlake Baptist Church, Christmas Eve events include a contemporary service at 5 p.m. in the Backlot building, a traditional service at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary and 6 p.m. s'mores roasting outside the Backlot. Central Congregational United Church of …

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9:31 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012

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DeKalb County Offers Food Safety Tips for Holiday Parties, Buffets

Keep this next to you in the kitchen.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a popular way to celebrate the holidays is to invite friends and family to a buffet. To ensure holiday parties run smoothly, here are some suggestions to keep foods safe on a buffet. As you host holiday buffets, it is important to be extra careful to keep foods safe from harmful microorganisms. There are four things you should remember during these festive times: Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill: It is also important to keep foods safe on a buffet by maintaining the proper temperature. Hot foods should be held at 140°F or above and cold foods should be at 40°F or below. The range of temperatures between 40°F and 140°F is known as the danger zone and is where harmful food borne bacteria…

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Cyber Monday Extends into Cyber Week 2012

Are you gearing up to let your fingers do the walking on Cyber Monday?

For those of you who skipped the crowds on Black Friday and the weekend mall frenzy in general, you still have one more big chance to save courtesy of Cyber Monday. Though, truth be told, the big online push is evolving into a week of online-only shopping deals. Many shoppers prefer Cyber Monday because it allows them to hunt for bargains from the comfort of their own homes (or, let's face it, on the first day back at work post Thanksgiving). So how can you find the best deals online this Cyber Monday and through the week? Here are just a few stores that are planning Cyber Monday deals: What’s your favorite store to surf on Cyber Monday? Share your suggestions in the comments section. If you own or know of a local business that is …

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Enter Patch's 'Deck the House' Contest for Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16 to deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/northdruidhills. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right…

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