Christmas Cookies with The Princess and Bruvver

annie1992

15 years ago

Oh yes, of course we had our annual baking spree. Here is the Princess, she made a wreath decorated with lots of frosting and some M&Ms:

Bruvver decorated cookies too, here's one of his:

He really was much better at eating cookies than at decorating them, LOL:

Makayla also made some cookies for her school party, she and another girl volunteered to bring cookies. Makenzie informed her that her cookies were the yummiest ever. Makayla had to tell her that NO ONE made better cookies than her Grandma, ever. So we made a combo of vanilla and chocolate, drizzled with dark chocolate and decorated with an M&M holly berry and some leaves. She says the kids at school liked them and I was vindicated, they were the best at school, LOL:

Here are the cookie trays that I made at Elery's house with all our hard work. This one has peanut butter fudge, chocolate fudge, peanut brittle and sugar cookies:

I still had more cookies, so we made a second platter. This one has peanut butter with chocolate kisses, venetian bars, craftyrn's cuccidati, maraschino shortbread, oatmeal cookies with white chocolate and cherries and Sherry's Santa's Helpers:

Boy, it's a good thing I don't have to choose a favorite!

Annie

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lsr2002
15 years ago
Your cookies look delicious Annie and each time I see you and the The Princess and Bruvver spend priceless time together I smile. Thank you for sharing them with us.

Lee
centralcacyclist
15 years ago
I love this! Smiles.
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bunnyman
15 years ago
So which one is Cooper's favorite?... or is he not finished with the prime rib.

: )
lyra
craftyrn
15 years ago
Grandkids, cookies & Cbristmas !! How great is that ?
Thx for sharing--
nancylouise5me
15 years ago
Your making great memories for the kids Annie...and for yourself too! Cookies and candy look yummy! NancyLouise
shaun
15 years ago
Wow look at those dolls! Both of them are growing up so fast.

Annie I dont think I could pick a favorite either; they all call out to me!
BeverlyAL
15 years ago
So much fun making Chritmas Cookies with the GK's! I didn't get to do it this year. Thankfully their Mother was able to do it with them. Kids love this kind of stuff!
jessyf
15 years ago
Those kids are growing! Everyone looks so happy.

Next time get a shot of the washing machine, will ya? That will give me a smile, LOL
beth4
15 years ago
Very cute cookie helpers! And their cookies look good, too. The memories you are creating with your grandchildren will be meaningful for them for the rest of their lives. Love the photos!
annie1992
Original Author
15 years ago
Jessica, I still have the same old Admiral 20, it's older than Ashley is, LOL. It's having some old age issues, sometimes it doesn't run through the last spin cycle, but it will cost more to fix it than it will to replace it, so I just spin the dial around and start that cycle again. (grin)

Lyra, Cooper doesn't really like cookies, although he will eat a peanut butter cookie if I pick the chocolate kisses off. He'd rather have the prime rib. Me too...

thanks, everyone, for your kind comments. The kids spent Friday night, Saturday and Sunday with me while their Mom finished up her CNA class, and I got to take them to church so Makayla could be the angel in the Christmas pageant! Yes, I have a picture, but I'm here at work...

Annie

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paulines
15 years ago
Annie, you have 2 of the most beautiful little darlings that I've ever seen.

I see you found some almond paste and made the venetian cookies. I've been dying to try your recipe for these and mine are now comfortably resting in the fridge ;) I used raspberry instead of apricot jam due to a goof at the market, but how bad can they be, lol
wizardnm
15 years ago
I love pic's of the grandkids and I love cookies....nuff said.

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loves2cook4six
15 years ago
Ahhh, Annie. The kids are adorable and the memories you're creating for them...PRICELESS. Those cookies look so good. Wish we could share.
dedtired
15 years ago
Makayla just keeps getting prettier and prettier and Bruvver is Mr. Rascal Face. His cookie looks like a two-headed gingerbread man pooping sugar sprinkles. Nice work, Bud.
punamytsike
15 years ago
Making those kinds of memories, priceless :)
annie1992
Original Author
15 years ago
LOL, Pam, that's SUPPOSED to be a snowflake! I like your version better, though, and so would Bud, I'm gonna tell him. (grin)

Yes, that certainly is his "rascal" face, isn't it? And his sister is such an angel.....and I mean that so literally. (wink)

Annie
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15 years ago
Thanks for sharing, Annie. It is heartwarming to see the pride and joy in the grandkids' faces. They're adorable...and the cookies look good, too!
doucanoe
15 years ago
Awww Annie, those little ones are so darn cute and growing up so darn fast!

I can't wait to make cookies and whatever with Zoe! She was so much fun this year!

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annie1992
Original Author
15 years ago
Linda, she'll be so much fun, my two have been sprinkling the cookies since they were old enough to sit in high chairs and lick the frosting off.

The best part, though, is turning on a Christmas movie and eating those cookies with hot chocolate and the kids, and acting like I don't know every word of dialog in "Charlie Brown" or "Rudolph".

Well, it's almost as much fun as dancing around the kitchen with Bud, with The Tractors on the stereo, and listening to him sing "Santa loves to boogie and Santa loves to dance, Santa likes to rock it, likes to go real fast, Santa Claus is coming in a boogie woogie choo choo train".

Good thing I don't have a video camera in there, it could be really scary!

Annie
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15 years ago
Annie, I'm so glad that you share your time with Makayla and Bud with us. I love these posts.

Ann
Lisa Hayes
15 years ago
I love the smiles on their faces--precious. Love the holly berry M&M.
pat_t
15 years ago
Once again, Annie, thanks for sharing your family with us. Erin & I skipped "baking" Christmas cookies this year in favor of making "Pattee-poos" (named after my friend, Pattee, who makes them every year). They are the peanut butter-filled Ritz crackers dipped in chocolate. A favorite of us and Santa!
mustangs81
15 years ago
They are precious indeed! There is nothing better than time with the babies.

We didn't make cookies together but we wrapped the presents for Christmas day. Beau played Santa and distributed the presents; he did an amazing job as he didn't move to the next present until the previous one was opened and acknowledged. He even reminded someone to say "thank you" before he moved on.
riverrat1
15 years ago
I have a pretty great life but I gotta say I love your life Annie! Monkey Princess and Bruver are getting so big!! Your cookies are to die for and I love the snow in the first pic behind Makayla. Thank you for sharing your family with us.

I was on the computer, earlier today, when Maggie was here. She wanted one of the choco/vanilla combo cookies with the M&M and chocolate sauce. I told her we would make those on Thursday when she was here. Thanks Annie....:-)
annie1992
Original Author
15 years ago
RR, I love my life too. It's busy and crazy and full and sometimes I'm tired, but I love it all. Even that snow out the kitchen window.

Tell Maggie to eat an extra cookie for me, but don't tell her that I let Makayla have COFFEE in that Christmas mug by her elbow. Well, about a cup of milk with lots of sugar and a little bit of coffee, but still, it was coffee, and so very "grown up".

Bud just wanted milk with his cookies, he's such a brother! Those cookies were SUPPOSED to be checkerboards, LOL, but they were a little.....um......misshapen. (grin)

Cathy, we let Makayla pass out presents at the family Christmas party too, she even got to wear my elf hat that plays "We are Santa's Elves". The kids got $50 worth of fun out of that $5 hat!

Pat, I like peanut butter on Ritz crackers, I'm not so sure about adding chocolate, I'll have to try that.

Ann, playing with the kids is one of life's greatest pleasures for me, they don't expect me to act like a grownup!

Annie

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coconut_nj
15 years ago
Annie, I'm another who just adores your posts with the kids. I love that Makayla is baking in her nightgown. My kind of kid! And that Bud...lol.. Love that holly cookie too and now that you mention it I can see the checkerboard. Smiles. Thanks for sharing. All the cookies look really good and every picture of the kids is great.
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15 years ago
Great pics Annie, I love watching them grow!
annie1992
Original Author
15 years ago
I guess I'm busted, coconut. (grin) Actually, that picture was taken after we were done decorating and we were getting ready to have cookies and watch Christmas videos. Makayla managed to dump that sweet and sticky coffee down the front of herself and she didn't have clean clothes other than those she had for church the next day. Since we had planned a trip to McDonald's later, I had to throw her clothes in the washer and she wore her nightgown while they were washed. And that's why she has the travel mug next to her, LOL.

Annie

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