Day 1 of our cookie baking took place at my mom's house yesterday afternoon. We made the dough for our decorated cookies (to be cut out and baked off and decorated later this week), dark chocolate-cherry-pepita-pistachio bark, peppermint bark, cranberry-white-chocolate-hazelnut-oatmeal cookies, anise biscotti dipped in chocolate, and almond crescents.
Day 2 was held at my house today. Listening to our Christmas carols, we made gingerbread, jam thumbprints, raspberry bars, neapolitans, and pfeffernusse.
Our Christmas cookie traditions go all the way to my childhood, and many of these recipes remind me of time in the kitchen with my mom. We didn't quite do our usual cookie baking last year, but this year we more than made up for it!
