Having had a baby 8 short weeks ago, Christmas looks a little bit different for us this year. Usually I would have made dozens and dozens of cookies and delivered them to my dearest friends and family. I would have prepared marshmallows from scratch for hot chocolate on Christmas Eve and I would have made homemade cinnamon buns for Christmas morning’s breakfast. This year, there simply wasn’t time for any of this between feeding and changing diapers and getting to know our little daughter. In fact, the Christmas season has mostly snuck up on us and I still don’t feel like I’ve caught up yet. Oh well, there’s always next year….
Archives for December 2016
Christmas Cookie Round-Up
So I’m deep in the throes of newborn life, which means that all the sweetness I’ll be baking up this season is cute baby snuggles. But just because I’m not baking doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. Here are some Christmas treat ideas from yours truly and from all around my specially curated corner of the web:
Dried Cherry & Pistachio Mexican Wedding Cakes: This recipe of mine is a hit every year. These grain free cookies are melt-in-your-mouth and no one in your life will ever know they are gluten free.
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