I love my traditions. This year I was able to make my traditional Santa cookies. 322 of them. I always think that I can cut down the list, but who wants to be cut off. The most I've ever made was 465. A few years ago I timed myself to see just how long it really takes to make them. It averaged out to about 10-11 minutes per cookie. What a 'crazy labor of love' - as my SIL, Lindsay says.
Here are photos I took of the decorating process.
Santa- fresh baked and cooled.
Santa with his mouth and cheeks colored and hat with sprinkles.
Santa with beard frosted and coconuted.
Finally, piped frosting for the mustache, pompom, hat trim, and eyebrows.
Here's one of the batches I did.
And here's what I look like after finishing late one night. Exhausted mommy.
This year I did a few variations.
The normal cookie with coconut beards.
Sprinkle beards for the kids' classroom treats.
Jesse's -end of the dough - tiny santa
And, by request our Auntie Megan wanted -- abominable Snowman.
