Hi, Grandma spent the day with us and baked Christmas cookies. Mitchell had fun with the cut-outs. We have two kinds of cut-outs we always make, classic sugar cookies and spice cookies that we call, "Gingerbread Boys," although I don't think they are technically gingerbread. Then, we ice them all with almond-flavored icing. (Recipes below!) Here is one of our first pans of the day, filled with Gingerbread Boys. This was the larger size. We also have a smaller, bite-sized boy. Grandma did most of the cutting out. We've been doing this a long time... It is neat to add Mitchell to the tradition. Mitchell helped straighten them on the pan. Mostly, I think he was snitching pinches of dough. Above is the pile of both kinds of cut-outs, ready for frosting. (The Kitchen-aid mixer in the background is dandy. It was a wedding present. Two thumbs up.) Above, you can see that we made some reindeer out of the spice cookie dough, too. They have red noses, of course. Note tha...
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