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Greetings All! Meri Cookie Monster here! Comcast denied us our precious internet last night, so alas I had to wait until today for this glorious subject. Now, I might not like pie. I might not like pastries or obsess about chocolate for the most part. But I DO love me some cookies!
gingersnaps, snickerdoodles, graham crackers, animal crackers, you name it- if it’s sugary and a bit crispy on the outside, I probably like it. My personal faves involve a subtle combination of both sugar and spice and/or a hint of lemon or orange. I love cookies all year.
During the holidays, however, we really kick things up a notch in the cookie department, don’t we?
Yesterday, I was invited to my dear college friend Martha Stewart KK’s house for a cookie baking party. I’m not much of a baker, but with cookies, frosting, drinks, the Vikings playing a team they can actually beat, and (most importantly) good company, what fool would refuse this for the simple reason of not being too handy with a rolling pin?
As a snow globe of winter flurries floated around outside, we set to work for the next 5 hours or so, stopping only for snacks (my introduction to pepper jelly- muy delicioso!), drinks (helps with the baking) and the occasional scream at the television (&#*%-it, Favre!). This is one holiday tradition I can really enjoy! Here’s a little photo story of the afternoon:
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| sustenance! (part 1) |
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| first batch- pretty much perfect! |
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| cookies all cut, ready to bake for “some indeterminate time, at some indeterminate temperature (love family recipes) |
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| gingerbread people and sugar people all playing nice together. what a wonderful world |
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| sustanance (part 2) and supplies (where’s the huge pancake spatula?) |
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| 6 colors of frosting (including purple for the vikes)… |
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| and a rainbow of sprinkles, silver balls, m&ms, pull and peel, gumdrops, and rock candy… |
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| i love the little red eyed man on the bottom |
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basking in the sun heat of the oven |
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| gingers! the weird one with green polka dot lining on the bottom is mine… not sure what happened to him… |
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| winter wonderland |
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| oh christmas tree, oh christmas tree… |
*editor’s note- not pictured include the lovely baking team, the flour all over our clothes, and the “baking day present/ party favor” with the cute little gingerbread man ornament. See? Martha Stewart she is!
So, all in a day’s work, I had a blast and ended up with cookies!
In my family, the sugar cookie recipe with powdered sugar glaze/icing and sprinkles are beloved and fought for. They are best just out of the freezer, as this is where they were always kept to keep our grubby little paws off of them until at least the WEEK of Christmas (and not just the freezer, but the big basement freezer. My momma tried hard to keep those cookies for the actual holiday!) We always worked in teams, and worked in stages- making the dough, rolling it, cutting them, and then frosting and decorating. I have years of fond memories of baking with my momma and sisters during the holidays. During recent years, I’ve turned to making gingerbread people and gingerbread cakes (last year’s birthday cake was gingerbread, and I HAVE to find the recipe, it was soo good), as I adore gingerbread.
What kinds of cookies do you people look forward to during the holidays? The special-K wreaths with red hots for holly berries? Russian tea cakes? Spritz cookies? Do tell! I’ll just sit here salivating over cookies until my next baking session.
And stay tuned in the next few days for an awesome post about unique Christmas experiences/gifts that I’m super excited to share.
G’night!
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