Christmas Cookies

It's been quite awhile since I've posted. Things were quite hectic with the holidays and getting back into the swing of things at work after being on vacation.  I have a few blog posts to make this evening, and then I'm going to get back to my plan to posting one new recipe a week!

Since I've recently started baking, I decided that I, of course, had to attempt to bake Christmas cookies!!! I made three different types of cookies:

Red Velvet Black & White Cookies - These cookies were very delicious, however, the combination of black & white on the top made them very sweet. I should have made them half and half, but I think next time I would just do without the white icing and only use the chocolate. Or the cookies would be great without the frosting as well!

Mom's Ginger Snaps - I have always loved Ginger Snaps, and this recipe did not disappoint! Follow the recipe exactly, especially for the cooking time. You want to pull these out when only the outside is done. If the inside cooks too long, they'll be hard.

Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles - This was my first time making Snickerdoodle cookies, and I must admit it didn't go well. I ended up making two batches to try to get the cookies to not be so hard. On these cookies as well, you want to follow the recipe exactly especially the cooking time. You do not want the inside of these cookies to cook too much!

Overall, I had fun experimenting with different types of cookies. I look forward to making more in the future.