After an afternoon of grocery shopping (yes, with a 5-month old strapped into the baby bjorn it takes a full afternoon!) and a few days of on-again off-again mixing, baking and wrapping the first round of cookie baskets were delivered this week. I had so much fun making them! I am curious to see what the favorites from the baskets are this year. In our house the number one cookie is different for all three of us .... mine is the rich buttery Butter Pecan Cookie, Mark's new number one is the candy coated Dipped Cherry Cookies and Caleb's favorite remains the crispy, cholocaty, minty Chocolate Mint Cookies.
Here are a few pictures of our favorites:
The baskets also included a few mini loaves of bread. Today with one Cranberry-Orange loaf that was leftover I discovered that it tastes wonderful with a bit of cranberry butter spread on top. We had the leftover maple cranberry butter from some pumpkin waffles I made a while back. Here's the recipe for butter:
1/2 C fresh or frozen cranberries
1/4 C maple syrup
1 C butter, softened
In a small saucepan combine the cranberries and syrup. Cook over medium heat until the berries pop. Transfer to a small mixing bowl and cool a bit. Beat in butter until blended.
What are cookie baskets and who are they for?
ReplyDeleteIs this a tradition? Why? Hmmm?
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