But it's Christmas time and Christmas time means baked goods to take to parties, to share at work and to enjoy with family. Of course the longer I fought off the urge to bake, the more I wanted to do it. I adopted this attitude, of "Why shouldn't I be able to make and enjoy my favorite cookies this holiday season? What's wrong with me that I have to outlaw all of my favorite foods from my house?" I was really being pretty rational about it thinking that I could bake the cookies and enjoy a few, but then take some home to family, take some to a few parties, etc. I really don't have to eat all that I bake. Isn't the best part of baking about sharing anyway?
There are two cookies that are my absolute favorite in the month of December (and really any other month), peanut butter blossoms and Christmas cut-out cookies.
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My mom has always baked these at Christmas time, and I have great memories of helping her roll out the cookie dough, cut out the shapes and later, ice the cookies. Mom won't be doing as much baking this year because of her need to live gluten-free, which gives me even more of a reason to bake n' share with family.
I made the dough for both last night and will bake the cookies this weekend. I'm a little nervous and unsure about whether I can bake these delicious cookies in my house and not gobble them all up. I succeeded in not taste-testing any of the dough, but that's not nearly as difficult as resisting the smell. I suppose we shall wait and see.
*To be clear, these pictures are not pictures of my cookies. I stole these images from the internet.
Okay, friend this is something I've struggled with too! I had to make 2 dozen for a party this week and I was actually relieved that they all got eaten and I had none to bring home. When I made them, I set aside 3 for myself. (one for then, 2 for the next day) then immediately boxed the rest up to go to the party and put them out of site. If they are just sitting in a nice container on your countertop they are quite the temptation!
ReplyDeleteI want to come to your house while you bake.
ReplyDeleteIf the container is wrapped in wrapping paper or some other frustrating-to-manipulate covering, your temptation to eat them will be all but quelled.
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