Fave Holiday Traditions

The holidays are coming so quickly. Can you believe it's December already? And Christmas is only three weeks away?! I can't resist the temptation to blog about them today.

Every year, about a week before Christmas, I get out the baking gear, cookie cutters and (most importantly) plastic drop cloths.

Why, you ask, would I need drop cloths to bake?

Because it’s cookie time. My favorite tradition of the holidays. It started when I was a little girl. My mother baked stacks of holiday sugar cookies and then set out bowls of colored frosting, sprinkles, little candies, etc and we spent the day “decorating” the cookies.

Naturally, I’ve adapted the tradition to my taste. The cutout cookies aren’t sugar, but chocolate (a recipe that incorporates chocolate pudding is always a winner in my book). And I offer the kiddies chocolate and vanilla frosting, mini M&M’s, shredded coconut, colored sugars and chocolate chips for decorating. It’s a HUGE mess but oh so worth it. The kids are busy for hours, and I have the most sinful, delectable cookies to eat for the next week. YUM!

What about your family? Do you have any special holiday traditions you have (or will) passed on to your kids?

Tawny
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