Cookie Fun

They picked the day and time. I had the dough made and the set up ready. 

It was a little after 11:00 on Saturday morning, Dec. 21st, Solstice morning. For the first batch, Jill took the lead on rolling out the dough and cutting out the gingerbread animals. Jake manned the oven. Irene, Isaac, and Seila picked out their favorite cutters to use. Jake named me CEO, agreeing that Executives don't actually have to do the work. 

When the gingerbread was baked, it was time for the sugar cookies with sprinkles. 

Isaac and Seila were protecting us with their masks since they were just getting over some bug. 

These cookies are very delicately crafted, some times one sprinkle at a time. 

I had my iPhone music playing on our sound system, but I got busy and Jake took over with his phone, taking requests using Spotify. The selections were varied.

Notice some Scandinavian heritiage cookies? 

We snacked on cheese, crackers, and apple slices in place of lunch, and kept going, now on to decorating the gingerbread with frosting features. 

Tom took over KP duty. 

Here is our menagerie, with a few trucks, cars, and ferry boats in the mix. 

And then they were gone and it was quiet. 

The cookie tradition has been sustained for at least one more year. Everyone is happy about that.

Happy Solstice! Merry Christmas! May your memories be merry and bright.