This is one of my favorite pictures of my grandmother. There is something about the expression on her face that I just love. I can imagine running up to her and sitting on her lap. Snuggled so close to her, smelling her perfume and soap. Yesterday I made Christmas cookies! This was an activity that I learned from my grandma. We made cookies every year. Trays and trays of cookies. I loved taking warm cookies right off the tray and popping them in my mouth. My favorites were the Russian Teacakes and Thumbprint cookies. Although my grandma is not here to bake Christmas cookies I thought of her all day yesterday as I beat sugar and butter, spooned dough on to cookie sheets and rolled balls in powdered sugar. Baking is the type of tradition that lives on through generations. The Russian Teacakes tasted just as good as if my grandma herself had made them. I baked up tins of cookies to give to the maintenance workers in our building and of course the neighbors.
Here are the recipes I used to make cookies yesterday. Thanks Martha for making timeless recipes for all.
Cranberry Noels: I added about 1 tbs chopped fresh rosemary to this recipe and it was delicious. A bit of savory in an other wise sweet treat was amazing.
Thumbprint Cookies: I used raspberry jam, my favorite and walnuts. I wish I would have made a double batch these were gone fast after dinner.
Noel Nut Balls: In my family we called these Russian Teacakes. Last night we had dinner guests and these delicious powdery guys have different names in different families: Mexican Wedding Cakes, Butterballs etc. I don't care what you call them they are my favorite. In fact I had the last two for breakfast this morning. Delish!
What is your favorite cookie? Happy holiday baking! Ho Ho Ho!
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