………………….HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!………..The ELVES have been very busy backing cookies for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!….There are…..GINGER COOKIES!!!!……..PEANUT NUTTER COOKIES with MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS!!!!, and one CHOCOLATE KISS on top……..Then there are………BUTTER SUGAR COOKIES with MACE!!!!………I’ve taste tested each one, and all I can say is………….YUMMY!…………Today I am preparing my……STOLLEN, and a process it is…….It takes three rises and kneading the dough between each rise before making the dough into a three tiered braid…..Then the final rise overnight………..On Christmas early morning into the oven it goes………When it comes out of the oven lots of melted butter is brushed on!!!…..Then when it cools it gets a hefty dusting of POWDERED SUGAR!!!!!! Then it will be ready to slice and EAT!……This is a tradition that Jac and I have had for years and years, and I will continue to make my Stollen once a year as long as I can!
Louis!
The cookies look wonderful and your Stollen sounds amazing. Someone turned out to be quite the baker! You raise a good point about Santa etc. All I know is that the wonder of believing in Santa outweighed the negative when I found out the truth. I’m visiting my daughter, and the first thing my 6 year old granddaughter said this morning was “I’m so excited because Santa’s coming tonight.” I don’t think it’s about the presents because her list for Santa is very modest. I wish he was coming to see me tonight, I would welcome a little magic in my life.
Merry Christmas Louis
The cookies look delicious ! Ginger my favorite.
My grandmother took the train from Manhattan to our suburban home for Christmas.
We always had stollen at Christmas breakfast. So many good memories when we carry on with our traditions !
Merry Christmas Louis !