Christmas is for Cookies

It's official, cookie baking season has begun. On the menu today: sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies, both flooded with a royal icing glaze. And one of my personal favorites: rum balls.

Sugar coated, rum infused goodness

Two hungry pups lurking nearby...

Sugar and gingerbread before gettin' all dolled up

That's right, this guy is wearing a turtleneck

The cookies I decorated to take back to school were iced
with little creativity. As long as the cookie is
covered, that's all that matters. 

My mom added a much more creative touch

Want the recipes?

Rum balls - You can add a bit more rum than the recipe calls for if you like. I did.

Sugar Cookies

Gingerbread - We made way more than sixteen cookies with this recipe. Martha must have been using some pretty large cookie cutters.

Royal Icing - This icing works just fine on gingerbread too!