Cookie Mania

What happens when you wake up at 7am on your day off?  (by the way that's sleeping in an hour).  I'll tell you what.  You get the urge to bake.  And I don't mean just a slight urge to bake.  I mean REALLY REALLY bake.  By the time Clint got up at 9am, I had already made a batch of spritz cookies in the shape of a Christmas Tree, and my first pan of Snickerdoodles had come out of the oven.  Anyone that knows my family, knows that around this time of the year, my mom and grandma get "infected" with the baking bug.  Meaning, they make everything from cookies, to peanut butter bon-bons, to fudge.  I usually get the bug, but it dies half way through the first batch.

So, what did I make today?

* Spritz Cookies

* Snickerdoodles

* Sour Cream Cookies

* Chocolate Crackle Cookies

* Chocolate Covered Gummy Bears

I had planned to make chocolate covered pretzels,  however while makings the chocolate covered gummy bears I burnt the chocolate.  I learned that if I'm going to get infected with this cookie bug around the holidays I'm going to need a double boiler.  Maybe it's because I'm expecting that I am finally getting this holiday bug, who knows.  I'm also going to make another batch of Snickerdoodles, because Clint's brother LOVES them.  And, I'm going to make some no-bake cookies.  Those won't take that long, so I'll do them later this week.

Clint just left to go see I am Legend with the guys.  I really didn't want to see it, so I am staying home, sitting by the fire, watching House and going to grade some papers.

Christmas Shopping Update: FINISHED!!!

Clint Christmas Shopping Update:  Hasn't even started (Go figure!)