Saturday, December 6, 2008

Christmas cookies

On Friday we spent the day making Christmas cookies, the cut-out kind that have a million steps. Come to think of it, we made the dough Thursday and rolled/cut-out/baked/frosted them on Friday. The girls had a lot of fun but sometimes you wonder if it's worth the hassle and the mess letting them help. Answer: yes, it is. My mom always encouraged me to have little ones help in the kitchen; even though it's more work teaching them than doing it yourself, it's worth it. Here are some snapshots of our cookie adventures.





Besides making Christmas cookies this week, we also decorated the tree tonight (Emily only broke one ornament) and the other day set up the nativity scene (Bri thought it would be fun to throw the cow against the hardwood floor and break his ear off, poor thing.) The ear is now reattached and she hasn't touched it since, knock on wood. Wait a minute, that's how it broke in the first place.

10 comments:

Chocolate, Vanilla and Caramel said...

You are my hero for doing this! I haven't yet done cut-out Christmas cookies with my kids, although every year I promise myself that NEXT year I'll do it! :) Maybe next year really will come some year!

Tabitha said...

Yum! We have to do this yet. In the midst of the mess, I always question whether it's worth the hassle or not. Dut at the end of it all, I always answer yes too. :)

Annie said...

We did cookies for Halloween and it went well. Paisley got to decorate them, but I did the rest. Next time I'll have to work up to letting her cut them out. :)

Anonymous said...

Looks like you had great fun! Such cute pictures.
Love ya all, Grandma

Anonymous said...

Love the pictures! The cookies look so yummy and the girls are super cute as usual!

Tiffany said...

Good for you!!! I have yet to make it through a whole batch with the little guy helping. One of these days. The pictures are great!

Unknown said...

Auntie Karen would like to have some of those yummy cookies!
I always have fun making and decorating cut out cookies with Justin, Michael & Dylan.
Next time we're together, Auntie will make some with Em and Bri. Love ya!

Stacey said...

So fun. Not sure if the cut-outs are on our list this year to do. Much less any other kind of cookie. Looks like the girls had a blast!!

Susanne said...

I miss by Chickadee peeps!
Love, Grandma

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