Lemon blueberry trifle

I made a lemon blueberry trifle cake for Christmas. It is a simple recipe that we got from one of my mom's coworkers. It's just an angel food cake, homemade whipped cream (no sugar added to the cream) with lemon curd folded in, and blueberries. You could easily make this with raspberries or any other berries that are in season, however, blueberries and lemon go together really well.

Just whip the cream by itself.

Fold in that lemon curd.

Bake an angel food cake (we used a box mix).

Let it cool.

Make some layers. Add slices or chunks of angel food cake, then a layer of the lemon cream, and then some blueberries. Repeat.

Make sure those blueberries have been washed and are dry before adding them.

Look at those layers! Let it chill in the fridge for a few hours or overnight for everything to get all nice and soft and mixed.

Take a scoop out and enjoy!

Butter cookies

I decided to make some simple butter cookies to go along with a trifle for Christmas. I got the recipe here:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/butter-cookies-100918

It's a really simple recipe with simple ingredients. You just mix it all together, shape it up and put it in the freezer to chill long enough to cut it like any other refrigerator cookie.

Here they are being cut before baking.

They came out very good. They were not a red/pinkish tinge as this photo looks, but more of the light dough color with some golden brown on the bottoms. They were a hit with the family and much preferred to some chocolate shortbread store bought cookies.