It seems that every family has its own list of Christmas cookies. In our family it was Toffee Bars, Cocoanut Toffee Bars, Peanut Brittle, Sugar Cookies, Scotch Short Bread, and in later years, Date Krispie Balls, Peanut Butter Blossoms, M&M Cookies and Russian Tea Cakes. Arthur's favorite from his family was his Grandma Donnay's White Cookies. When the neighbors blessed us with a huge platter of cookies this year, they had Peanut Butter Blossoms, Spritz Cookies, Pretzel Wreaths, Pretzel Rods, Date Sandwich Cookies and a few others. In another friend's package were Macadamia Nut Cookies, M&M Cookies, Peanut Butter Blossoms, Molasses Cookies, Snickerdoodles, and Chocolate Chip Cookies. When people ask me what I am baking, I usually say, nothing, since there is no need. Our Christmases are usually split between our two families, and everyone else makes enough that anything I would bring would be superfluous. We can only eat so much at our house, besides. But this year because of COVID, things were different.We were not going anywhere. Maja wanted cookies to take to her dad's house. Grandpa wanted his White Cookies. And Grandma kept reading Verily posts of cookie recipes. The result was a slew of new favorites, and a lot of fun.
On Christmas Eve I started to bake. I made Ande's Creme de Menthe Cookies, a definite keeper. Then I made Grandpa's White Cookies. Then M&M Cookies with the red and green M&M's of course. Then Date Krispie Balls, a recipe which I got when I babysat for Ransoms in high school. Then Pecan Dreams, very similar to Russian Tea Cakes, but another keeper. Most of them are now in the freezer. Maja packed a tin for her dad, and then forgot it. Those are also in the freezer. So are the remains of the cake I made for Ari and my birthday celebration. We have enough sweets to last us through the Sundays of lent, and then some. And the rest of the recipes are in my file waiting for my next baking day.
Blessed be God.
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