It seems it's been a while since my last post, but that doesn't mean I haven't been spending time baking! I was vacationing in Arizona for a few days and I've been slowly getting back into the swing of things since. I have a feeling I'll be making a number of posts this week.

As far as holiday baking goes, I made three different batches of cookies this year; half to give to Mike's family for the holidays, the other half to bring with me to Arizona to share with my family. From the top, going clockwise, Espresso Chocolate-Chip Shortbread, Cranberry Pecan Chocolate-Chip Oatmeal Cookies, and World Peace Cookies (basically a dense Chocolate Chocolate-Chip cookie). The close-up pictures came out all sorts of fuzzy so this is all I have to show for my days of hard work. Well, this picture and the satisfaction of knowing these cookies must have been delicious because I hardly had a chance to get a taste! I'd have to venture and say that the World Peace cookies were the most popular; the oatmeal cookies were devastatingly delicious, but the shortbreads were in the oven for a few minutes too long and were a tad on the crispy side, unfortunately.

Also, new year, new layout. The colors of the last one were beginning to get to me; this is much more soothing on the eyes.

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