It’s the last #InkRipples of the year! But don’t worry, we have a whole new line-up of topics for 2017. Keep an eye out later in the month for the official #InkRipples 2017 announcement. We’re always happy to have you join in on the conversation–this month we’re talking cookies.
I have a long-standing tradition in my family of baking Christmas cookies. My siblings and I started making them many, many years ago with our Nana (our great-grandmother). When my first nephew was born, we were all very excited to bring that tradition to a new generation of family. I think we’ve missed a few years here and there, but it’s something we always have fun with and I hope we keep the tradition going for many more years. Here are a few highlights of cookies we’ve created over the years.
#InkRipples is a monthly meme created by Katie L. Carroll, Mary Waibel, and Kai Strand. We pick a topic (December is all about cookies), drop a ripple in the inkwell (i.e. write about it on our blogs), and see where the conversation goes. We’d love to have you join in the conversation on your own blogs or on your social media page. Full details and each month’s topic can be found on my #InkRipples page.
Adorable. I love biting into a cookie piled high with frosting! What a fun tradition.
I’m actually the opposite as I prefer just a little frosting on mine.
A wonderful tradition!!! My kids loved baking cookies with grandma. At home, I bake loaves and loaves of cranberry bread to give away at Christmas.
Our cookie extravaganzas are generally multi-generational as my mom often bakes with us. Cranberry bread sounds delicious!
Oh my gosh, those are so cute!
Awww…thanks!
Too adorable to eat! Thank goodness for photography, a cookie’s leap to immortality…
The pictures are key for feeling okay about eating such masterpieces!
A great tradition. We used to make Christmas cookies when the boys were home and then with the grandkids. They’re all grown now, and I’d eat too many if I made them, so I don’t make them any more.
Your cookies are so cute. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Beverly! Cookies are a great tradition to do with kids. I tend to give a lot of my cookies away or bring them to holiday parties so I don’t eat them all. Of course, the boys always keep their favorites for themselves.
Your cookies look so cute, Katie. I wish I could bake (tried, but set my oven on fire once and haven’t been desiring to bake since).
Oh no! I can see how that would be a deterrent to wanting to bake.
Here in southeastern Kentucky, the traditions are not cookies. Folks around here remain steadfast in the tradition of candy. Candy is typically cheaper to make. Sugar is part of the easy and cheap ingredients, which makes candies the staple to all good traditions. As for me, I miss the soft sugar cookies topped with a creamy fluff of icing.
Candy sounds like it could be fun…though maybe not as kid friendly. They can pretty much put the icing and sprinkles on the cookies however and wherever they want!