How many Christmas cookie recipes do we need? Lots and lots!
// November 25th, 2011 // No Comments » // Baking, Cookies, Recipes For Holidays
Making Christmas cookies is certainly one of the fun activities of the holiday season. With the plenitude of Christmas cookie recipes on the net, it becomes a matter of deciding which cookies you enjoy most and how many will fill the bill. To my way of thinking, there can never be too many. Should they not all be consumed during the holidays, remember that most cookies can be frozen. After all, who’s going to turn down a cookie a little out of season?
Weekends or a free afternoon or evening are good times to start the cookie baking process. Gather your Christmas cookie recipes and make a list of the ingredients you don’t have on hand. Shop for your cookie ingredients. Now, you’re good to go. If family members are participating in this delicious task, get everyone to schedule time when they’re available, and then prepare for the fun! Clear off a table or a large section of counter space so you’ve got plenty of room for preparing at least a few of your Christmas cookie recipes in a single work time.
After your cookies are baked and cooled on a wire rack, get out any decorating ingredients and finish up. If you have a surplus of cookies that won’t be consumed in the next several days, flash freeze them on a large cookie sheet, then store in freezer bags. It’s best to frost frozen cookies after thawing, as frostings may not do well in the freezer.
