Making Christmas cookies on Christmas Eve day is a tradition in our home. While it does add a little to the chaos of the day, it is also a very good way to keep everyone busy and happy. This year my kids ran the production line.
Mila, Cambria, Emily, Kate, Titan.
Titan, Ian, Julie, Cambria.
It's hard work making cookies, right, Titan? But someone has to be the taste tester!
Cambria working hard.
Ian has already completed two cookies!
Can you believe that there is no frosting on Mila's pretty white sweater? (Yet?)
Cambria places some dragees on a cookie.
More taste testing by Kate.
Julie is so proud of this cookie, and rightfully so!
The finished cookies begin piling up.
Believe it or not, the mess this year wasn't too bad!
Looks like there was a decorating contest between Vanessa and Emily, and traitor Cole voted for Vanessa! (That's right, Boompa! Give him bunny ears!!)
Vanessa was kind enough to make the cookies for me this year. I have not felt well for a few months, and this was a huge help to me.
Goodness! Yet ANOTHER taste tester!!
Kate gets a little help from her mama.
After the little ones cleared out, JC and Trinity came in to decorate theirs.
Yummy!
I have not had success with the bag method of frosting, but it worked well for them.
Aunt Lisa did some decorating, too!
I think we set a new record of number of cookies set out for Santa Claus. Every child chose their favorite from among they'd made, and we put all six on a plate which then went on the mantle.
