Sunday, November 30, 2008

Christmas Cookies - Week 1!

I'm not a Christian, but I grew up in a Christian home and I love Christmas.  For me, Christmas is more about the preparation and the  general sense of celebration than the actual day.  I love the rituals - the baking, the Christmas tree hunt, the decorating, the gift wrapping . . . all of it!  

I start my Christmas off by baking a different kind of cookies each week for the 5-6 weeks prior to Christmas.  My mom gives me a list of her selections (she tends to like spicy and simple cookies), I add in a few of my favorites (I like anything with chocolate or sprinkles) and I always try something new as well.   

This weekend I started off with shortbread.  I made two versions - traditional (mom's favorite) and peppermint (my favourite).  Mmmmm.

Traditional Shortbread

Peppermint Shortbread Stars



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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousDecember 9, 2008 at 8:34 AM

    Christmas to me is God sending his Son into this world to save us from our sins, so when we die we can live in heaven for eternity! That's what I believe and celebrate on Christmas Day and think about during the preperations before.
    Your cookies look great! I've been making quite a lot of cookies also this year for our Christmas Parties!

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