Hi Friends!!
Christmas and baking go hand in hand. The two also remind me of my grandma. She was the baking queen - so Christmas prep was very serious business at her house. Growing up, baking days were always special days that all of the women in my moms family spent together. My grandmother worked in a bakery so her house always smelled like fresh baked deliciousness. She instilled in her seven children and twenty eight grand children (yes, 28!) a love of baking and spending time together (she absolutely loooooved to feed people)....
Each year, at Christmas time, my sisters, mom and I spend the day baking all of my grandma's famous cookies. There is plenty of Christmas music, and a finale of Love Actually. It has become a favorite tradition in our house. This year, mom and I spent the day baking together since my sisters are just getting in to town (yippeeee!).
Each year, at Christmas time, my sisters, mom and I spend the day baking all of my grandma's famous cookies. There is plenty of Christmas music, and a finale of Love Actually. It has become a favorite tradition in our house. This year, mom and I spent the day baking together since my sisters are just getting in to town (yippeeee!).
Grandma's Sugar Cookies
InGredients:
- 1 1/2 cups butter (softened)
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 5 cups flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- pinch of salt
Instructions:
- Cream together softened butter with sugar, beat in eggs and vanilla, stir in dry ingredients.
- chill dough 2 hours (or overnight if possible)
- thaw dough for 10 minutes before rolling - cut in 4 sections
- pre-heat oven to 400
- roll and cut dough on floured surface
- bake for 8-10 minutes (on ungreased cookie sheet) - until edges are brown
Haystack Cookies (aka - the easiest/yummiest cookies you can ever make!)
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 bags chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 bags butterscotch chips
- 1 large bag of chow mein noodles - I like La Choy (or 2 cans like this)
- 3/4 cup of any nut that you love (I use peanuts or pecans)
Instructions:
- melt chocolate and butterscotch chips on medium heat, add noodles and nut, mix together
- while hot, spoon large spoonfuls on wax paper
- cool
- (dog owners, keep out of reach of your pups... Charlie brown is sometimes a counter jumper and we have made one too many vet visits around the holidays due to his curious nose).
Thank you Corey Anthony as always for snapping these fun photos of my momma and me, and you can snag this adorable tray and personalized ornament or other fun entertaining items from White Elephant Designs - love their stuff!