Happy December everyone! Like many of you, I can hardly believe that we are already trucking our way through December and knee deep in the holidays. I will not lie- I'm rather excited this year, for many reasons. One of those reasons just happens to be due to all of my baking plans! Now that Dan and I have moved and are for the most part settled in to our new place, I finally have a space to dedicate to cooking and baking. Our last kitchen was a tiny 6'x4' (I'm being generous here) space with next to no counter space. It was a depressing site for any one with a desire to get serious in the kitchen. By the end of our 5 years in that apartment I rarely desired to bake as it would only end up in massive bouts of frustration as I strategically created counter space where counter space should not belong and wedged cookie sheets into our tiny little oven. But, one must do what must be done if one wants to enjoy homemade sweet confections.
Thankfully, this year will be different. We now have a kitchen that is nearly the size of our old apartment's living room and kitchen combined! AND I acquired a dining room table off of craigslist a few weeks ago (a vintage teak Danish Modern piece, I might add!) that will allow me to really spread out and get down and dirty as I bake my way through the month. I've been thinking a lot about cookies- sugar cookies in particular. The ones made of rolled buttery dough, formed by quirky holiday themed cookie cutters, and adorned in jewel-toned sanding sugars and sprinkles. The ones I never would have dared to even consider baking in our old apartment. THOSE. Sugar cookies and I have got big plans this holiday season and it all begins with a recipe for Cardamom Sugar Cookies I saw on Etsy a few days ago that I just can't get out of my mind. I picked up a handful of woodland and elf themed cookie cutters from Ikea last night that I can't wait to use with the recipe. I also hope to make these Salted Caramel Cups, package them up nicely with the delicious sugar cookies, and take them along to a holiday party later that night. I will then repeat the process over and over again until I can hardly take it any longer.
In honor of my recent cookie fixation, I've created an Etsy treasury dedicated purely to delicious and beautiful holiday confections. Warning: I highly advise having a cookie within arms reach while perusing the list!
What about you? Do you have any recipes you have been gravitating toward? What is on your holiday dessert menu? Do share!
'Sweets for the Holidays' by helenethelstudio
...mostly sugar cookies. I just can't seem to get them out of my mind!
 Santa Cookies - Hol... $30.00 |  Jam Rings Vanilla S... $10.50 |  Candy Cane Peppermi... $14.00 |  Christmas Tree Snow... $15.95 |
 Christmas Cookies -... $42.00 |  Gingerbread Men Min... $17.95 |  FAVORS Decorated Co... $32.50 |  Assorted Christmas ... $28.00 |
 Christmas Cookies G... $20.00 |  FAVORS Decorated Co... $34.50 |  Snowy Pine Tree Sug... $33.20 |  Coffee Pecan Sablé... $7.99 |
 Snowman in Hat Ging... $28.00 |  Cookies Cranberry D... $13.50 |  ELF Cookies - GNOME... $34.99 |  Candy Cane Cookie P... $13.00 |
1 comment:
I, too am obsessed with sugar cookies... especially old-fashioned christmas cut-outs. I LOVE vintage cookie cutters!! My mom has assembled a collection I can only dream of. Her mom's christmas sugar cookie cut-out recipe is so simple and classic. Give me a buzz if you're interested!! <3
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