Christmas Cookies

 

I spent last weekend baking Christmas cookies.  Pictured here are the decorated sugar cookies (Wilton pans and Wilton recipe).  I've made these cookies for several years but I've never actually frosted them before, but this year I decided to take the plunge and do it.  I was sending some to my youngest, who lives in Michigan, so I wasn't so sure how well the frosted one would travel, but they actually arrived mostly intact.  He got them today and sent me a picture.

The icing on the trees got a little smooshed, but other than that I think they did well.  I had the frosted ones on top of the box and used some left over quilt batting strips for cushioning.  And I told them at the post office that it was fragile.  Overall, a much better experience than in 2020 when it took almost a month for his cookies to arrive.

Whole Wheat Bread

In addition to all the sewing I did today, I also baked a loaf of whole wheat bread!  I got the recipe from King Arthur Flour's website.  I haven't tried it yet, so I have no idea how it actually turned out.  It smelled really good while it was cooking, though.  I used the maple syrup option in the ingredients, so it will theoretically have a hint of maple to the taste.  Fingers crossed!

The plan for the bread, or at least part of it, is to make avocado toast with a fried egg for breakfast in the morning.  It sounds yummy.  Hopefully it actually will be.