Sweet Photos, literally

Saturday was Cookie Extravaganza!  Annually, the lovely MG and I get together to bake piles of Christmas cookies.  This year's event was extra special because 1. We met our MN Blogger friends MommyLisa, Lesli, Whiskey Marie, and Cathy (who's blog has has gone into the witness protection program) for happy hour and cookie exchange and 2. It was National Cookie Day!   Lovely MG once again swallowed the bitter pill of cookie disappointment when his chocolate crinkle recipe failed for the 3rd year in a row.  Gotta admire his tenacity.  The bitterness was magnified by my relative ease at chocolate crinkle success.

MG and I hustled our sugar-coated asses to get to the blogger party on time.  We arrived to a relatively empty restaurant.  With much self-righteous indignation as the time ticked by, we couldn't believe the others had canceled without telling us.  MG searched FB on his Blackberry for cell phone numbers.  We called but no one answered.  Finally Lesli checked her messages and called back. MG and I were waiting in the WRONG RESTAURANT next door!

 

 MG's sugar balls of butter followed by my chocolate crinkles.

 MG's date/cherry balls which are incredible!!!  Last year I literally made myself sick on them they are that good.  On the right is MG's version of WhiskeyMarie's Fucking Awesome Chocolate Chip Cookies.

 Above are my Egg Nog spritz and Mocha/Orange pinwheels

One of our many Christmas card attempts.  Pretty much all of you are FB friends too, so FB email me your mailing address so you can get a card!

 Above is a pancake I made for cupcake.  Do you see the baby seal in it?  That is NOT photo shopped!  It actually came out like that.

Below is MY version of WhiskeyMarie's Fucking Awesome chocolate chip cookies.

Above, more of my egg nog spritz.

Below is the countdown calendar cupcake and I made.  I'm getting crafty in my dotage.  We used cut up grocery bags and bits from the craft crap bag.  Then strung the little bags on a ribbon and pinned it up.  Each day the "Christmas Fairy" leaves them a little treat.  Yes my kids are too old for this, but hey it's CHRISTMAS so get off my back!!