Kid Cookie Baking Day
An even longer standing tradition that making lefse and fatigmand with the grand kids is making sugar cookies and gingerbread. We have photos of the kids making cookies when they were two and four year olds.
Each December we appoint a day for cookie making. Today, after the Sunday morning Seahawks game (we won!), we gathered here to make cookies.
Irene and I got started on the gingerbread. When she was three she just plopped a cutter in the middle of the rolled out dough. Now she carefully places the cutters to get maximum coverage and minimum scrap.
I had left the next football game on because it mattered in our conference standings. It took a bit to get Isaac's attention in the kitchen.
With the gingerbread baked and cooling, we started on the sugar cookies, which they decorate intricately with sprinkles before baking.
Then we return to the gingerbread to detail them with icing.
And now I think the baking is done! Well, except for the Christmas bread for Christmas morning. :-)
Lovelerly cookies and more loverly bakers
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely family tradition! What yummy looking cookies. Building memories that will last forever.
ReplyDeleteLots of baking! I love the pic of grandpa concentrating. Memories!
ReplyDeleteI just love seeing the "kids" growing up and becoming young adults. Boy, Isaac sure does have big feet! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe kids really get into the cookie making and decorating. The gingerbread ones made me drool a bit. A real favorite.
ReplyDeleteI love that some of the sugar cookies are decorated with Seahawk colors! What a great tradition.
ReplyDeleteLooks great . Keep on doing this with the grandchildren.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful Christmas traditions. All of your baking looks yummmy.
ReplyDeleteI love cookie baking day at your house. It's just hard to believe how much Irene and Isaac have grown up. The cookies turned out pretty. You have such a sweet family. Enjoyed your last post too.
ReplyDeleteJust had to come back and tell you, I have been looking back at your Christmas posts from 2010 and 2011. The children were so young and so cute and you were baking cookies and having fun then too. Could probably sit here all night looking at your pictures.
ReplyDeleteThe grandkids did a great job as did the two of you. The cookies look great!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice tradition!
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