I opted for cookie platters for the family this year, but I wasn't very happy with the outcome. No matter how many times I arranged the tree, it just didn't look very appealing to me. In addition, the holly berries look like Mickey Mouse.
Although I made truck cookies in 2016 and 2015, red trucks seem to be everywhere this year, so here is my updated version.
Our Christmas celebration included a new addition to the family, great-niece, Avery. Her "First Christmas" cookie was designed to mirror her signature style, a headband with a bow.
In past years, this cookie would have ended up in the reject pile once I smashed the bottom of the cookie. However, I am now trying to remind myself that "it's just a cookie" and make the best of it.
The smashed foot gave me an opportunity to create a tag to add to her bagged cookie that included Lincoln, the family dog.
As Avery joined us this year, we lost her Great Grandpa just a few days earlier. Dad, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa S. . . forever in our hearts and in the stars.
Merry Christmas one and all.
You continue to amaze me year after year with your cookie creations. I don't know if your family realizes how much extra work it is to design a single, unique cookie. Avery is a perfect likeness, and the truck is sensational. Merry Cookie Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Donna. I do enjoy creating special cookies for family members and they seem to appreciate them. As the kids reach 21, I'm now making a book from the blog so they will have a memoir of their special cookies. Avery may have to get that book long before she reaches 21. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to my Sugar Sister.
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