Christmas Cookies 2007

Here are a few pictures from our Cookie Baking marathon. It took us 2 days and we baked 52 dozen. We split them three ways so that each daughter-in-law had some and so did Grandma and Grandpa. We also made many trays for friends and neighbors and even had enough for the tree trimming at church.


The spritz picture is of all the children decorating the cookies. I think Naomi and Saranita were trying to catch a nap when the picture was taken.

Progress -- The girls actually made a recipe from start to finish on their own -- Grandma was giving instructions from the comfort of her couch : ) It was a big deal this year for Lily to put the cookies in and out of the hot oven. Marina was thrilled that this year, she could remove the cookies from the sheet. The boys are just glad to lick their fingers and put cinnamon red hots on every cookie that they decorated : )


Here the grandchildren are enjoying their reward for 2 days of baking....a trip to Pizza Hut.


What would cookie making be without cookie rules? Keep these handy.

1. If you eat a Christmas Cookie fresh out of the oven it has no calories because everyone knows that the first cookie is the test and thus calorie free.

2. If you drink a diet soda after eating your second cookie it also has no calories because the diet soda cancels out the cookie calories.

3. If a friend comes over while you are making your Christmas Cookies and needs to sample you must sample with your friend. Because your friend's first cookie is calories free rule #1yours is also. It would be rude to let your friend sample alone and being the friend that you are that makes your cookie calorie free.

4. Any cookie calories consumed while walking around will fall to your feet and eventually fall off as you move. This is due to gravity and the density of the
caloric mass.

5. Any calories consumed during the frosting of the Christmas Cookies will be used up because it takes many calories to lick excess frosting from a knife without cutting your tongue.

6. Cookies colored red or green have very few calories. Red ones have 3 and Green ones have 5 – one calorie for each letter. Make more red ones!

7. If you eat cookies while watching " Miracle on 34th Street " these also have no calories because they are part of the entertainment package and not part of one's personal fuel.

8. As always cookie pieces contain no calories because the process of breaking causes calorie leakage.

9. Any cookies consumed from someone else's plate has no calories since the calories rightfully belong to the other person and will cling to their plate. We all know how calories like to CLING!

And finally...

10. Any cookies consumed while feeling stressed has no calories because Cookies used for medicinal purposes NEVER have calories. It's a rule!