12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 8: Gingerbread Cookies
Posted by limpetfan | Posted in 12 Days of Christmas Cookies, Being a Stepmom | Posted on 21-12-2009-05-2008
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Day 8’s cookie is the only one for which I really have no recipe to share with you. I have a good reason (I think): I had planned to let E help make these cookies, because they are Gingerbread Men. I figured it would be less mess, with fewer chances for a disaster, if I used cookie mix from a bag and only had to add an egg, butter, and water with E.
It went pretty well. I used the Betty Crocker gingerbread cookie mix, which is as easy as they come. E and I followed the directions on the bag, and then rolled the cookie dough out on the table:
Then it was time to shape the gingerbread men… women… people…
Now it was time to decorate. I was worried that icing might be messier than a 2-year-old can handle, so we just used holiday-colored sprinkles. E was doing a great job, until he realized the sprinkles were edible, “like on ice cream.” Then it became one for the cookies, five for E. I didn’t see this coming! I don’t remember trying to eat the sprinkle decorations when I was little and helping my mom!
At any rate, the cookies came out looking fine, and they tasted good. E was very proud that he got to tell people he made the “men cookies.”
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Related posts:
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 4: Peanut Butter Cookies
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 9: Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 6: Chocolate Hazelnut Sandwiches
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 5: Chocolate Truffles
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 10: Cranberry Bread
Dude… I can’t believe you didn’t eat the sprinkles when you were little!! My mom and I definitely did and we still do! We’re luck if any of the sprinkles make it on the cookies.
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I think my not eating the sprinkles probably had something to do with being assured bad things would happen if I attempted such a feat!
I did, however, eat the Hershey Kisses that were meant for the peanut butter cookies when no one was looking
I don’t think I ate the sprinkles, but I ate the chocolate chips!!
I have to say the fat one is my favorite
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