For years, I've made lots and lots of cookies. I save cookie tins, some of them given to me by friends and coworkers. And then I package cookies up to give to various people. The little local post office in my community; my massage therapist; my PT; friends and neighbours, etc.
I make:
pecan balls
almond crescents
shortbread
whipped shortbread
cranberry white chocolate shortbread
decorated gingerbread
ginger snaps (that are under cooked so they are soft and not snappy)
I'm hoping to get a batch of peanut butter pumpkin dog treats done, too.
Cookie baking starts this coming weekend.
Then there is the bread. I make up some regular bread, some rolls, some chelsea buns - cinnamon and raisins, rolled up and placed in a pan that has been prepared with brown sugar, pecans and glazed cherries. My one nephew loves these.
My Mom also used to make fruitcake and 'plum' pudding. She'd make those in September and freeze them. The best part about the pudding was the hard sauce that went on it. When she passed, I discovered that no one else in the family likes it so I started making raspberry pie for Christmas dessert. Those are already in the freezer, unbaked, and they will get baked on Christmas day.
And lastly, mincemeat rolls. I use commercial mincemeat and then add some extra apples and cherries to it. Then I cut out a circle of pastry, put a dollop of mincemeat in the middle, roll up the pastry around it and pinch the ends.
I have three weekends. Fingers crossed that I can get it all done!
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