I stopped by Mom's this morning and she gave me a new IKEA catalog and a box of these cookies she bought for me while she was in New York visiting IKEA--oh, and my sister, Kristen, and Kristen's kids.
I didn't even wait to make a mug of tea or mocha before diving in (the cup's empty, but looked pretty in the picture!) Two crispy, buttery cookies with a chocolate layer in the middle--the best store bought cookies ever. (Well, those and the Petit Ecolier cookies in dark chocolate from LU.)
If you leave near an IKEA and have never bought these...well, you're missing out big time. There's nothing better to break into on the drive home after a morning of shopping for cheap, pretty paper napkins, candles, and a lunch of Swedish meatballs and lingonberry sauce.
Go. Buy some. You'll thank me, I promise!
Oh, and one more thing? THEY ARE BUILDING AN IKEA IN DENVER. YES WAY! JUST MINUTES--I COULD WALK IF I WAS SO INCLINED--FROM MY HOUSE. I KNOW!
Sorry for the shouting. But IKEA! And MEATBALLS! And CANDLES! And KAKOR CHOKLADFLARN! It's almost too, too much for a typical Tuesday afternoon...
We are driving to DC after Christmas and stopping at an IKEA. I'll have to pick some of those up. When we lived in San Diego it was like going to the grocery store...we went ALL the time. I miss it.
Posted by: Sara | December 16, 2008 at 03:35 PM
I am on my way!!!
I live less than a mile from the Tempe IKEA!
I know... dangerous!
Thanks for the info Joanne... I didn't know such goodness awaits me!
Posted by: linda thompson | December 16, 2008 at 04:00 PM
You must teach me about these things called lingonberry sauce, Petit Ecolier cookies, Kakor Chokladflarn and IKEA. I do not have a clue. But I DO know how to get to said IKEA, when it comes. You will have to show this errant child the way.
Posted by: Holly @ Crownlaiddown | December 16, 2008 at 04:05 PM
So it's not just me. :) It's nice to know that someone else is so insanely excited about IKEA moving in down the street!
Posted by: Nikki | December 16, 2008 at 05:10 PM
Ohhh, I love IKEA! I would have to guess that 3/4 of our furniture is from there. And don't get started on the food. We LIVE for their Gooseberry Jam on waffles on a weekend morning! There's no starting the holidays without some Glögg too!
Posted by: Nicole | December 16, 2008 at 05:45 PM
Haha you're so adorable!
Posted by: Puva | December 16, 2008 at 08:17 PM
Haha you're so adorable!
Posted by: Puva | December 16, 2008 at 08:20 PM
Oops! Double post! Sorry!
Posted by: Puva | December 16, 2008 at 08:21 PM
Just moved to a place where there's an IKEA in the neighborhood but I've not been. So here I gooooo. Been thinking about you JoAnne and your beautiful heart. It was such a joy to meet you this summer and be in your presence. You bring such beauty to many. You bring such joy to HIM by how you live. Thinking about you! Bev
Posted by: Bev Brandon | December 16, 2008 at 09:43 PM
Okay...they built an IKEA here in Portland two summers ago...and it is about 5 minutes away...just a word to the wise...wait a few weeks...Carl and I could not believe the crush of people...the shuttles from the overflowing OVERFLOW parking...it was quite the scene...now it is much more manageable...but then I am not a big crowd gal...
I have tried really hard to walk on past all the goodies...but I may have to break down and try those cookies...oh my.
Hooray for you having an IKEA...it is a treat...
Posted by: Helen at A Work of Heart | December 16, 2008 at 10:21 PM
I'm really excited for IKEA coming to Denver, too! Until then, I'm getting my fix next week in Vancouver.
Posted by: Rachel | December 16, 2008 at 11:03 PM
They just built our IKEA last year... right at my exit from the freeway!
I haven't tried these cookies yet. Are they a seasonal item or there all year?
Love, love, love the meatballs!
Posted by: Dawn W | December 17, 2008 at 12:01 AM
I think it sounds like a cookie run is in order for Shawn today. He needs to pay for his keep while he's home for Christmas Break. So far, all he has done is eat, PS2, and hang with his buds...
Posted by: Susan | December 17, 2008 at 06:32 AM
An IKEA in Denver?? You lucky duck!
Posted by: misschris | December 17, 2008 at 09:36 AM
I don't even know how to begin to shout CHOKLADFLARN!
Posted by: Marla Taviano | December 17, 2008 at 11:52 AM
I just experienced Ikea for the first time 2 months ago...WOW! What a riot! I am full of jealousness that you would have one so close to your house!:)
Posted by: rosyrose | December 17, 2008 at 12:45 PM