On the Twelfth day of Christmas...

We made sugar cookies! My mother got us a nativity cookie cutter set last year, and we finally got to use it! It seems to be missing shepards, I guess I could turn a wise man into one. Also it had cut outs for a stable, but we didn't make that this year. Merry Christmas!

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas...

I made Coconut "Mounds" cookies. They are Wonderful, I make them with Milk chocolate for my mom, but Dark chocolate for myself! MMMMM!

On the Tenth day of Christmas...

I made peanut butter cups/squares. I usually use milk chocolate, but prefer dark chocolate, so I gave it a try only to find that I'd accidentally used bitter sweet chocolate (yes I have a lot of chocolate around the house!).

On the Ninth day of Christmas...

I made my Hot Chocolate, with a Candy cane to stir it... MMMMMMM. And yes, this picture is from October, but I forgot to take a picture!

On the Eighth day of Christmas...

I made Mini Cheesecakes. My mom always made these for her annual party, well, back when she used to have annual parties. And I always loved them, but never got more than 2 it seemed. Well now I have 48! I've always wanted to do an annual Christmas party, but moving every year, and bed rest every other year, has put a kink in that plan... NEXT year...

On the Seventh day of Christmas

I made Caramel's. I've always enjoyed getting them on goodie plates, but scared to try them. But with all the new stuff I've challenged myself to learn I thought it was about time to tackle them. And they turned out GREAT! Definitely one to repeat every year.

On the Sixth day of Christmas...

I made my Homemade Egg Nog! Well I made most of it last night, but it has to sit overnight before you add the final whipping cream. It wasn't my best batch to date, I was doing too much at once and over whipped the egg whites, but still much better than store bought! We both love egg nog, but Bill likes it that much more than me, and I love making it for him!

On the Fifth day of Christmas...

I made Pumpkin Chocolate chip muffins. And I started tomorrow's goodie (It's a 2 part recipe).

On the Fourth day of Christmas

I made Sandies! These were a yearly Christmas staple growing up. I think they might also be known as Mexican wedding cookies, but I'm not sure... They are simple to make, not too sweet, and I love them! I believe they came from my Grandma, who grew up in Mexico.

On the Third day of Christmas...

I made Almond Roca! This has been a family favorite since I was a little girl. I have many MANY memories making this and eating it with my mom. When we lived in AZ it seemed I had perfected it and made it almost every week. But then we moved to UT and it only worked half the time. So I was nervous, what would the TX humidity do to it? But it worked out beautifully!

On the Second Day of Christmas...

We made Christmas Colored Scones for breakfast (and lunch and snack, we ate a double batch in one day, they are THAT good...). They looked like little Christmas trees, the kids loved them.

On the First Day of Chrismas

I made Peppermint Candy Cane Ice Cream! Happy first Day of Christmas!