Fifty-Two Dinners

One new recipe a week for a year. That was the original goal set as a New Year's resolution way back in 2009.

It didn't happen. Nor did it happen in the following years.

But I have continued posting and striving to try one new recipe a week. Some months it happens. Some months it doesn't.

And along the way I've picked up readers from across the country who occasionally pop in to see what's cooking.

Clearly there are better food blogs than mine.

But if you're looking for quick, easy, and healthy with a dash of humor... I'm glad to share what I can.


Monday, December 19, 2011

The Cookie Tree


This weekend was a crazy baking weekend. It started Friday night with sugar cookies. And then peanut butter kiss cookies. And then dough for ginger bread.

By Saturday afternoon there were five varieties of cookies made and I was running out of containers to keep them all in. There were snickerdoodles and peppermint candy canes... and chocolate covered pretzels!

Mark began to get nervous. "The last time you baked like this you were nesting."

No, I'm not pregnant. Just in the holiday spirit! But he cut me off from any making more cookies anyways. However, he didn't specify that I couldn't make ornaments. And if cookies are good, cookies that double as ornaments and can be hung on a tree are even better! Especially when I can give them out to people who come to our house on Christmas Eve. I have four varieties that are going on the table top cookie tree, this recipe is the best of them all.
GINGERBREAD COOKIE ORNAMENTS

INGREDIENTS

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. Mrs. Butterworth's syrup
2 c. unsifted flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp. ground ginger

DIRECTIONS

In medium bowl cream butter, sugar and syrup. Sift dry ingredients together; blend into creamed mixture. Chill 30 minutes.

Roll dough on floured board to 1/8 inch thickness, cut with cookie cutter. Using a straw, cut a hole at the top of the cutout.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven 8 to 10 minutes. Thread a ribbon through the hole and hang on tree!

Yield: 2 dozen (5 1/2-inch) cookies).

VERDICT

Yum! I even made some extras for the kids in my son's preschool class. A present that's pretty AND yummy. Perfect!

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