The Cookies are Coming! The Cookies are Coming!!

 I am a big supporter of Thanksgiving having it's time in the spotlight and not rushing strait from Halloween to Santa. Now that we have come out of turkey coma, my thoughts and attention have turned to Christmas! Everyone who knows me knows that I love Thanksgiving, but I LOOOOOOOVE Christmas! The music, decorations, more cooking, the peppermint everything and gifts! I love thinking of and seeking out the perfect gifts. I love the thoughtful wrapping of those perfect gifts and nothing beats the excitement of watching the ones I love open their presents!

Christmas cookies are a BIG deal here too (are you surprised??) We make traditional cookies like chocolate chip and we make our family's traditions like short bread, buckeyes (peanut butter balls) and decorated sugar cookies. Imagine my delight when my Food Network Magazine arrived last week and was filled with tantalizing new cookies to try making this year!

Keep your little eyes peeled for my favorite recipes to arrive here in blog land soon! The recipes I use are easy, most can be made ahead or even frozen, and are child friendly! I think I will get an early start this year so I have time to get some sent out as gifts and so everyone out there in cyberspace has time to gather ingredients and test them before leaving them on a plate for Old Saint Nick on Christmas Eve!