This is what we have accomplished so far:
We are not done yet. Still in the lineup are the Holly Wreaths and the Neopolitan Rainbow Cookies. Then there is the experiment cookie I’m going to make. Or, make up. We’ll see how that one turns out. If it’s good, it may be another family tradition.
Many of these cookies are tradition. My mom used to make many of them & therefore, they must make an appearance at Christmas. Are there any cookies that are a must have at your house for Christmas; special holiday cookies that are required under the penalty of banishment into a corner with only stale cookie crumbs to eat as punishment if the cookies are missing?
I decided to come back and identify the cookies. Starting in the upper, left – gingerbread men (yeah, self evident). Then we have the chocolate swirls. Next are snickerdoodles (Neala’s recipe) but instead of cinnamon/sugar, we went for colored Christmas color sugar. Then something new: pignoli nut cookies. (They are NOT pine nuts. Not in this house!) In the middle we have Virginia’s oatmeal cookies. Then thumbprint cookies. The Christmas tree cookies are one my mom always used to make. The white ones are mom’s crescent cookies except I have reshaped them and they are now called snowball cookies. Last are the candy canes.
Did you eat any of the oatmeal cookies? I mean they look so drab, so demure, so (ugh) healthy. But looks are deceiving. Those bad boys are mostly butter and sugar. What’s your verdict?
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Oh, we’ve had them before. If they didn’t pass, they wouldn’t be in the Christmas lineup.
They also are the only cookie that Theresa grabbed some & put them aside for herself. Only I stole a couple. Don’t tell her.
If I don’t make superhubby’s grandma’s cookies he pouts around for weeks. I still haven’t made them though I have made about 50 lbs. of chocolate candy. Superhubby will make pumpkin logs in the next day or two. If we don’t quit we will have to roll to the Christmas tree on Thursday morning.
I like your style!
is wondering why she didn’t take pics of the cookies she and her sister made! is it too late to put some in an arrangement and take a picture??
blogging is back .. to the best of my bloggin ability.
I make snowballs too.. but we call them Mexican Wedding Cakes.
I’ll take a half-dozen of each (don’t want to be greedy). I haven’t done any baking yet…guess I should get started on that eh?
YUM!
In addition to my anti-blogging, I’ve been anti-cooking. I’ve made lace cookies, but that’s it. Well, I made some puppy chow too, but nothing else. Poor Linus, she’s used to baking lots of yummy creations this time of year.
I’m sitting here drooling looking at those cookies.
Not fair!
Neala