Just Call me Cookie

Good morning sweets

hope everyone had a great week-end

I got lots done but also did not go full tilt 

like I usually do as I knew I had more time to get 

some things accomplished

so the halls are decked ~ the cards are written

and the parcels are ready to go out in the mail

today is baking day and on the menu is 

cookies

I tend to make family favourites ~ ones that I know

that everyone loves and some that I only make

this time of year

peanut butter blossoms are my go to recipe

if I am going to a cookie exchange

they are always on my list

I started making my grandmother's oatmeal gumdrop cookies

a couple of years ago and now I want them every year

they are quick and easy and good!

birdnests are another cookie that I remember from my childhood

every woman on my Dad's side of the family made them

and they are a Christmastime staple

and they have to be filled with raspberry jam

any other kind of jam just wouldn't be right

I found this chocolate chip shortbread recipe last year

but never got a chance to make them ~ so this year

they are on the list again

I am thinking of starting out with them today 

so I can ensure they will get completed!

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 there are so many other great recipes out there

especially since we now have virtual recipe boxes

on Pinterest and the other great cooking websites 

and blogs out there

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 my mother in law is making shortbread cookies, 

peanut butter balls and cherry surprises along with a 

couple of other yummy things ~ so we trade off with each 

other ~ it works for us and gives us both a great

variety for the holiday season.

Are you baking this year?

What are your favourites or must haves

to celebrate the Christmas season?

I don't think it would be Christmas here without 

peanut butter balls and shortbread cookies

just sayin....

Happy Monday!