I promised earlier this week I would tell you what I do about holiday baking.
First of all, let me thank my mom who baked with me from a very early age. Even when my sister and I decorated cookies that looked atrocious. She still let us do it. So, when I moved to NC eight years ago, I missed holiday baking with mom.
An Idea Born
I can’t take credit for the cookie baking party I throw. I was invited to one the second year I lived in NC. We were asked to bring the ingredients for a batch of cookies to assemble and bake at the party. We shared what we made, and it was a lot faster.
An Idea Adapted
Since then, I have hosted the baking party. I buy the ingredients (at rock-bottom prices of course) and track down the recipes. My friends come and bake with me. They all get to take home some of the bounty, but they work hard for it. Usually we make between 8-10 batches of cookies from morning until afternoon! (I make appetizers to munch on too!)
The Selfish Part
I get to keep some of a variety of cookies, and I get help with all that baking. I am not lonely baking anymore!
My Three Favorite Baking Tools
All three are unnecessary, but make bulk baking easier and tastier!
My Favorite Cookie Recipe:
Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies (Who Needs Raisins?)
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick oats
- 11-oz. pkg Butterscotch Morsels
Directions
Preheat oven the to 375° F. Combine first four ingredients in a bowl and set off to the side. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract (I use my Kitchen Aid mixer for this) until smooth. Slowly beat in the flour mixture (I just put the flour mixture right into my mixer using the pour spout). Slowly mix in oats and morsels, this will make the cookie dough really thick. Scoop onto the cookie sheet (about 12 per sheet, depending on the size of cookie sheet). Bake 8-9 minutes. Allow to cool and store in an airtight container.
Of course, these are best warm with some milk too!
What are your holiday baking traditions?
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Thanks for your website, just starting this coupon adventure, but I am enjoying learning. It’s ironic that you post this recipe, as i made recently a quick version of oatmeal butterscotch cookies for my dh recently, as he can not have raisins or chocolate chips. I used a pkg of instant oatmeal cookie dough (purchased w/ a coupon of course!) and threw in those butterscotch chips, and they turned out to be some truly wonderful cookies. I am sure your home made recipe would be even better! Thanks again for all that you do!
I just tried to submit a link twice and the linky didn’t post it. I don’t know if it is me or the linky…anyway, my post is “3 Frugal Gift Ideas for the Difficult People on Your List
http://www.familybalancesheet.org/2009/12/three-frugal-gift-ideas-for-difficult.html
Thanks
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