December 5, 2020

WEEKLY MENU 12.06.20

We’re leaving time for the important stuff on the Weekly Menu 12.06.20 ~ making Christmas Cookies!

We’re not making ALL the cookies during the Weekly Menu 12.06.20, but we are getting a start! I’m a little bit of a cookie monster at the holidays. I love Christmas Cookies.

And I make a ton of them.

The secret is not making them all at the same time, and being judicious with quantities. Growing up, my Mom always insisted on a quadruple batch of sugar cookies. You read that right. A quadruple batch. Then I had to wrangle the littles into rolling and cutting them out. They never lasted much past the first batch, the little stinkers.

So now we make one batch of sugar cookies. (Otherwise we’d miss out on the anatomically correct snowman and his missus.) We use a quarter of our original recipe for the Baklava – otherwise it will be sitting around the kitchen until May.

I’ve tried to cut down the list.

But the whining!! Everyone has a favorite, and honestly, it’s just not Christmas without them. Of course I make up a written list. Then I decide which to make when. I usually make the White Trash early on – it makes a great snack to put out if someone stops over to visit. (Although I don’t see a lot of THAT happening this year.)

The Rum Balls are next – they’re better the longer they get to marinate. Hick. One of the last things I make is the Sugared Cranberries. They don’t last as long as some of the other sweets, but they are spectacular on a platter or in a Cranberry Margarita. They’re natures answer to Sweetarts. (Affiliate links follow – see Disclaimer Page for Details.)

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BAKLAVA

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BISCOTTI

WHITE TRASH

RUM BALLS

SUGARED CRANBERRIES

I might make a batch of cookies in the afternoon, or on a Saturday. Whatever time I can find. I get burned out if I bake too many things at once. (Nice pun, huh?) Remember though, it’s not supposed to be a huge chore – it is supposed to be something you enjoy. If you hate baking cookies – buy them! The possibilities out there are endless.