I’ve finally got around to doing some holiday baking. I had a great weekend and the whole family pitched in. DW made snickerdoodles. I haven’t had these for years. They turned out crispy and delicious.

Of course a staple around the holiday season are peanut butter Hershey’s Kiss cookies. I made these quite large to enjoy the peanutiness in all its glory.

My favorite xmas cookie is this wonderful tangy and sweet cranberry walnut cookie. I got the recipe from my mothers old tattered and torn Betty Crocker Cookie Book. I remember making these by the truckload when I was a kid. So easy to do. A simple drop cookie. The only thing is I don’t have my mother’s old “Chef Moule” hand cranked grinder to chop the cranberries. It always did a terrific job. The food processor does not get them all even.