My mother had a 5 gallon ceramic crock - I think maybe it was kept to cool milk at one time - which would magically appear in December. We would fill it with homemade cookies and since the four of us, friends and relatives would come in and nibble to their heart's content, cookies never really reached the top. It always stood in the dining room, by the kitchen door.
In honor of wonderful memories and Christmas traditions, today I will begin to fill my imaginary 5 gallon crock with cookie recipes so that I can share them with you each day.
If you don't have a crock, how about painting a 5 gallon bucket? A decorated plastic tub with a tight fitting lid?
When we made sugar cookies to decorate, we used a cookie press with different designs and colored the dough with food coloring and topped with colored sugars, icing and sprinkles.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/3-in-1-sugar-cookies-recipe/index.html
And while you're baking with the children - here's a little Christmas story I guarantee you've never heard. It deserves retelling...
Thank you to Judith in Bama, one of the women on a list I belong to for off-the-grid women.
Legend of the Christmas Spiders, Author Unknown
December, a mother was busily cleaning the house for Christmas. She swept every corner of every room completely clean, for she wanted everything bright and shiny in time for Christmas Day.The spiders fled upstairs to the attic to escape the broom, for they knew she was far too busy to follow them up there.On Christmas Eve, as soon as the house became quiet, the spiders slowly crept down for a peek. They scuttled into the living room and oh what a sight they saw! A beautiful Christmas Tree! In their excitement they scurried up the trunk and out along each branch. They were filled with happiness as they climbed among its glittering beauty. Alas, by the time they had finished climbing, the tree was completely covered with dusty gray spiders' webs. Midnight came, and Santa Claus came with the gifts for the children. When he saw the tree, he smiled to see how happy the spiders were, but he knew how heartbroken the mother would be if she saw the tree covered with dusty webs. So he turned the gray spiders' webs to silver and gold. The Christmas tree sparkled and shimmered and was even more beautiful than before. That is why we have tinsel on Christmas Trees, and every tree should have a Christmas spider in its branches.
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