A few days ago, it looked like a Christmas Cookie explosion in my house. I made shortbread, ginger molasses, and sugar cookies, and then put them in seasonal tins to give away. Each of these three kinds of cookies is easy to make and hard to screw up. Perfect, right? The shortbread is the most labour-intensive because there is some rolling and cutting involved, but it’s not too difficult. The hardest part is not eating too many on your own (danger)! Here are my recipes below:
I grew up eating butter tarts around the holidays and to this day, they remain one of my favorite treats this time of year. The recipe (courtesy of my Grandma) is simple to make and delicious. Warning: the main ingredients are lard, butter, and sugar, so these are something you will want to share and not eat all by yourself. Today I baked a tonne and I’m planning to give most of them away, but will keep a few at home for snacking and to serve when entertaining over the next couple of weeks. They freeze well so you can bake in advance, then take them out of the freezer the night before you plan to serve them.
This carrot cake is soooooo good. It has quickly become my new go-to cake recipe. I baked one this morning to take to my friend A’s holiday party and it was a hit! It’s pretty easy to make and the cake batter produces a really moist and flavorful cake, so it’s hard to screw up. Recipe courtesy of the Rebar cookbook.
Breakfast: the most important meal of the day. We all know it, but it can be hard to fit in on busy weekday mornings, especially this time of year when it’s so dark outside. I like to plan ahead and get organized for the week on Sunday night. It means the difference between getting an actual breakfast during the week and scrounging through my purse for a granola bar, piece of chocolate (breath mint if I’m desperate!) mid-morning when my tummy is rumbling. This week, I’m adding a new smoothie into the mix (courtesy of Oh She Glows!) and pairing it with an old favorite muffin recipe I got from my mom.
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