365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Christmas Cookies
Day 56: Given that I was otherwise engaged the last two days, I did not start my Christmas baking on St. Nicholas Day as I normally do. However, at the crack of dawn this morning (slightly before, if the truth be told), I had spritz in the oven. Cookie Monster that I am, these will now become my default lunch until they're gone, perhaps alternating with Russian tea cakes ("pecan sandies"). The holidays are not complete without both sweet dainties, and if nutrition suffers a bit in favour of indulgence...well, it hasn't killed me yet.
Last year, I invested in a new trigger-style cookie press (Oxo) and I couldn't be happier with it. There is much less waste than there was with my old Super Shooter, and the cookies are much more uniform. Just to show that old dogs can learn new tricks, I took to heart a hint from the Oxo recipe booklet and now chill my cookie sheets beforehand. I was surprised to see how much more readily the dough adheres to the metal. The new press makes it so easy that it's a wonder I've managed to refrain from making spritz more often!
Labels:
baking,
Christmas cookies,
spritz
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