I’m gearing up for Christmas baking. Admittedly it’s a tradition in my family to start baking Christmas cookies around thanksgiving and then give them to friends, neighbors and families. As a kid my mom and and I didn’t get along but we could call a truce in the kitchen to bake holiday cookies all weekend long until Christmas. My mom passed away years ago so I bake to remember her traditions too.

I bake a lot of cookies every year. If I quit I think my extended family might disown me.

Do you have any favorite cookie recipes? I’m always on the hunt to add to my to do list.

I’ll share that I always make decorated sugar cookies, turtles, peanut butter blossoms, cranberry bliss bars, and m&m cookies. This year I’m trying an egg nog cookie, an apricot and chocolate sandwich cookie, and peppermint meringues among others.