Yes, it is that time of year again. And this year I feel like I don’t have to do all the baking. Of course, that may be because we’re only just getting into our new house. And even though my kitchen is 95% unpacked, I haven’t found my cookie sheets yet. And we don’t have anything but ketchup, water and yeast in the fridge. So, any personal baking may have to wait a week or so. Meanwhile, my kids have already been baking at Grandma’s house.
In the Sturm family, the first Christmas cookie made is the gingerbread – complete with more icing than cookie. These are always made the day after Thanksgiving. This year was no different, we simply had lots of extra little hands helping. Which mainly equaled sprinkles just about everywhere. Still, we made more gingerbread cookies than we can possible eat!
Ethan’s first gingerbread making experience.
Emry holding one of her cookies.
And then we dipped pretzels. One of all-time favorite Christmas cookies. This time lots of little hands helping, but not so much with the dipping. Except when they found a broken pretzel they were allowed to eat. Again, mostly it just meant sprinkles everywhere! Emry and her cousin Beto each empty a jar of green and red sugar themselves. So, if you find there is a shortage this year…well, you know who to blame.
Emry Sprinkling!
And Ethan admiring his masterpieces…while deciding which one to eat next.
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