Candy canes
Chocolate crinkles
Chocolate-peppermint pinwheels (courtesy of Alton Brown)
Finnish ribbon
*Gingerbread men (from LDV)
*Oatmeal-raisin (from LDV)
Peanut butter kisses
*Pecan sandies (adapted from Martha Stewart)
* = vegan
The happy bakers.. sister and me!I really like the gingerbread men from La Dolce Vegan! I've made them before.. they're pretty awesome. The oatmeal-raisin cookies, on the other hand, were sort of a disappointment. I guess I was in bake mode and just did what the recipe said.. not realizing they have no spices! So I just mixed some cinnamon and nutmeg with a little sugar and sprinkled it on before putting them in the oven, and they actually turned out well!
I don't think it would have been hard to veganize the other cookies, but my family didn't see why we should.. these are for gift plates.. and I didn't really plan on eating them so.. it doesn't matter. But it was a fun day!
Oh yeah.. in other news.. my sister decided to go veg(etarian!) And my older brother (her twin, coincidentally) is also considering it! :-P
8 comments:
love the photo, so many cookies, this is COOKIE PARADISE :)
im happy aboput your sis and brother :)
Nice spread of cookies, very festive!
OH wow. those are THE BEST lookin' cookies EVER!
Cookie paradise indeed! Baking cookies is one of my favorite holiday traditions, and those peanut butter kisses (we called them "peanut blossoms") were made in my house EVERY year.
p.s. congrats to your sister (and possibly brother) for taking the plunge! :D
Cookies and converting family. Does life get any better? :)
Have a great holidays!
You have certainly been very busy. All the cookies look so delicious! I'm so glad your sister has decided to go veg. You were a great influence.
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