I finally sat down with pen and paper and listed the cookies I want to make for Christmas. This year, I've sorted them according to type so I can do like-minded recipes on one day and not run back and forth trying to organize my thoughts on different planes! Don't be too impressed as I always decide on more than I actually get accomplished. So far, however, my pretty sure, most likely, sort of definite list of baking chores goes as follows:
Bar Cookies
Peppermint Brownies
Walnut Brownies
Walnut Bars
Cherry Coconut Bars
Date Nut Bars
German Lebkuchen
Drop or Formed Cookies
Amish Sugar Cookies
Gingersnaps
Snickerdoodles
Russian Tea Cakes
Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pecan Balls
Old-Fashioned Fudge Drops
Orange Gum Drop Cookies
Refrigerator Cookies
Pistaschio Neapolitan Bars (This is a new one that I've had in mind so the recipe isn't perfected yet!)
Lemon Cookies
Chocolate Nut Cookies
Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies
Chocolate Orange Sandwich Cookies
Rolled Cookies
Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
English Spice Cookies
Spicy Roll Out Cookies
Special Efforts
German Sour Cream Twists
Slovak Butterhorn Cookies
This is my proposed list but I have a lot of recipe books and cooking magazines so things could change once I delve into the baking phase of the year. I will probably post a few of these cookie recipes but if you see one that interests you, I will make sure to post it right away. And to make the baking more productive, this year, and easier with the clean up, Costco started selling a large roll of parchment paper which is three times as much as the store brands for a third of the cost. Some of these recipes go back to my childhood and bring back some memories of helping my mother with the baking. I've discovered I'm more adventurous in baking than she was but each for their own moment in time.
The thrill of my day is I found an ancient cookbook I've been wanting for my own. The last searches listed this particular book from $40 to $350 as it dates to 1961 and it, of course, out of print. Today, I half-heartedly surfed around a bit and came up with one in reasonably good condition for $17! Merry Christmas to me! It has so many of the old-fashioned recipes I enjoy and know I will appreciate having at my fingertips.
Now, my next list is who gets cookies for Christmas. I alway make up five extra plates because there is always someone who needs a cheerful thought or that just, plain slipped my mind. Again, don't be impressed. I'm not that organized a person, I just work hard at trying to be that person.
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