This year we started our annual bake-athon with coffee, thanks to Mallary. We drank all the coffee, and immediately launched into action. After seven years, we have become a well oiled machine. We all bring our two cookie recipes and ingredients, as well as most of the utensils and equipment we need to bake them. We each have a separate little work station, and we get to work. The main problem is that we end up with a backlog of cookies waiting to go in the oven, but that just gives us more time to chat and catch up.
There were a few repeat favourites this year, including salted caramel and dark chocolate chip squares, and lemon ricotta cookies, but most recipes were new. There were:
Ginger snaps
Skor shortbread
Double chocolate peppermint
London Fog sugar cookies
Vanilla chai shortbread
Nutella cookies
Pecan dark chocolate cookies
Hot chocolate cookies
Double chocolate peppermint cookies.
Hot chocolate cookies.
Salted caramel and dark chocolate chip squares.
It's fun to think about how much has changed over the last seven years. Most notably, three of us are now moms! With four kids in the mix, the kids will soon be outnumbering the ladies! I'm looking forward to the day when Lacey is old enough to come with me and help out. But today I was happy to leave Lacey at home with dad, and spend some time on my own.
This year had sped by. It will be Christmas in no time!
Keep warm! I hear it's supposed to be a blustery week.
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