Believe it or not, the calendar has rolled around to Christmas baking season again and we're all set for our 26th annual Christmas Cookie Bakeoff at Betty's this weekend. We've got a light snow coming down today so with any luck at all, the ground will be white. My apron is ironed and at the ready...
rounds of wax paper are cut for the tins...
and I finally found the second bag of my cookie cutters that had gone AWOL (they weren't actually AWOL, I just have vision problems 😉).
We've already set out our list of what we'll be baking so today I will begin mixing up batches of dough that can be refrigerated for a couple of days to help move the process along. Despite having our list nailed down I couldn't resist the holiday cookies issue of Bake From Scratch - love this mag. I always make a few more cookies after the bakeoff so maybe there will be one or two new recipes to try this year....M
We've already set out our list of what we'll be baking so today I will begin mixing up batches of dough that can be refrigerated for a couple of days to help move the process along. Despite having our list nailed down I couldn't resist the holiday cookies issue of Bake From Scratch - love this mag. I always make a few more cookies after the bakeoff so maybe there will be one or two new recipes to try this year....M
I love baking cookies! You've got a great tradition there with having folks over to make many varieties! I'll be baking along with you this weekend...a kitchen that smells like butter, sugar & chocolate is a good thing! :-)
ReplyDeleteI can’t wait to see the results of your amazing Christmas Cookie Bake-Off! No doubt the kitchen will ring with laughter ... and, the smells, oh my ...
ReplyDeleteI know you all are going to have a delicious time together.
ReplyDeleteOoh, Marie -- I'm having Snow Envy now! We're hauling out Christmas decorations today but if we see a dusting of snow in North Carolina, it's more likely to happen in February than during Advent. I'll live vicariously through your pictures of snowy landscapes, so please mix them in liberally with your quilting and baking photos. :-)
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