I love making holiday cookies. I was so afraid that with a Peanut Allergy we would no longer have that same holiday experience. I am so happy to say that thought was dead wrong.
When I started making cookies years ago I would spend the better part of a week making cookies. I made Greek cookies with almonds and powdered sugar, peanut butter blossoms, sugar cookies, spritz cookies, oatmeal with raisins, chocolate chip cookies, and monster cookies that have a little bit of everything in them.
I never gave a second thought to food allergies. I gave them away as gifts, wrapped in beautiful boxes with big bows. People came to know them and expect to see them every year.
I have skipped making cookies for the last couple years, mostly because who has the time with a very small child in the house.
This year I was asked to make my sugar cookies for Christmas with my husband's family. I had just picked up a new snow flake cookie cutter and couldn't wait to make these special cookies with my daughter.
It has always been my hope to pass on my love of cooking and baking to my daughter, and the best time to start is when they are young.
I had all of my ingredients and supplies laid out and ready to go. My little helper had her foot stool, special apron and she enjoyed getting flour all over the place. We had a lot of fun and made some beautiful cookies.
The point is to enjoy the experience with your child and have some quality time that you can both cherish. Don't worry about the mess on the counters or the floor, it will get cleaned up later.
The recipe for these amazing cookies will be posted on out recipe page.
To make tie-dye effect. Frost the edges with a ribbing of dark blue icing, puddle ice blue in the center of the cookie, fill white icing in the center. Spread with small spatula and allow to dry completely.
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