Can We Talk 2

Christmas Cookies

         This year I'm doing our traditional cookie decorating a little differently. The kids are growing up and always have sports or other duties, so they are limited in time. Their mom has remarried and doesn't need me to babysit, so we have less time together.

         I not only made the dough in advance, I rolled them out and cut out Christmas shapes and baked them. Usually the kids cut their own. This way they are all evenly shaped and ready for decorating. They are in the freezer. I have plenty of sprinkles and will make some royal icing before they arrive. They will have a step brother and sister with them, so that's more to help decorate.

         They will be coming after school, so this is an evening project rather than a Saturday morning project. They will keep their cookies, not share with others as we started out doing. Last year, I discovered they didn't want to share. They wanted to keep their creations. So, I'll settle for the abbreviated creative process.

         It will feel like Christmas, sprinkling sparkles on trees, snowflakes, and bells, etc. I will clean up after they are gone, but we will all feel the air of Christmas. I might even get them to sing a chorus or two, probably not. I might even fix spaghetti for a Christmas meal, if they don't convince their mother they need pizza on the way home.