Christmas Cookies

When we got out our Christmas decoration boxes, Jace saw our Christmas cookie cutters, and has been wanting to make cookies ever since.  We finally had time for it yesterday, and made the dough, but the recipe said to let it refrigerate over night!  That was not good news for the kids.  I told him we'd only let it sit for a couple of hours, and then, since I was baking other treats ALL DAY, I had used up every ounce of flour in my house.  We needed some to roll out the cookies, but I wasn't able to borrow some until like 9:00 at night, so we had to wait until today to actually make the cookies.  After about half of the cookies were done, Beckett and Griffin came over with Grandma K to decorate with us!  It was lots of fun, and I have definitely found the perfect recipe for soft, thick sugar cookies.  Delish!

Yesterday afternoon.  The kids were so helpful making the dough.

Okay, well, Jace and Nixon were.  Leila pretty much just wanted to help lick the spatula clean.

Don't judge that Nixon and Leila are still in their pajamas at 1:30 in the afternoon!  I was too!

Okay, this was from dinner last night.  This is how Nixon eats bread.  His face was covered with butter when he was through.  It's really bad when he has cinnamon toast for breakfast!

This is today.  Making shapes out of the dough.

Now on to frosting and decorating.

P.S. The kids are getting hair cuts tomorrow :)

Just kind of excited to be alive.

YUMMM!

Nixon just wanted to lick the toppings off after he decorated his.

Jace's first masterpiece.

Leila just eats the frosting.

Cute Griffeys liked his without any frosting at all!  That's how good this recipe is!