Lisa and Harper bake and decorate the traditional sugar cookies made with a press.
The day did not start well. I woke up to maintenance men digging up the street to repair a broken water main in front of my condo. With the likelihood of no water for the rest of the day, I was glad I was going to Tom and Lisa’s to bake Christmas cookies.
The Assembly Line
Before 10 o’clock, I was in the midst of the Great Cookie Bake going on in Lisa’s kitchen. There was a lot in progress. I’m always amazed at the ease with which Lisa moves from one task to the other as she cooks. She makes baking look simple, even when her kitchen is filled with spectators, kids and “helpers.”
Below is a photo shoot of the time we spent in the kitchen this weekend. I felt like an elf in Santa’s workshop.
Before I left, I loaded up with bottles of water to take home and forgot to bring back any cookies!! When I got back to my condo the water maintenance crew was just finishing up. I jettisoned my carry-in water and went to turning on spigots to get the air out of the line.
All is well.
The Great Cookie Bake
Lisa uses a recipe that came with the cookie press many years ago. It’s the best sugar cookie I’ve had in a long time.
Once you get the hang of it, these Christmas tree cookies are easily shaped.
Harper adds the sprinkles.
I use the hot pads that Coco made for her mother to handle the first batch out of the oven.
One less cookie to store
Cookie decorating takes a good eye. These were made with cream cheese and cocoa.
Peppermint Kiss Cookies that Addie made earlier in the week.
A festive Christmas tray
Coco, Robin and Addie put the finishing touches on some decorator cookies
The proper hat helps get you in the spirit of the season.
Snowballs, an old-fashioned cooked that I remember my mother making.
This Rudolph cookie starts with an Oreo. Broken pretzels form the horns and edible decorations the eyes. A red M&M lights up the nose.
I try my hand at precision decorating.
Cookie art on a stick
The melting snowman cookie
JC is the official cookie tester, a job he undertakes with great gusto.
Tom get a bite of cookie from Addie
While waiting for the cookies to bake, we do a little “toasting” at the fireplace.
By noon, we were hungry for something non-sweet. What better than a tray of homemade egg rolls from Lisa’s mother.
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