Cookie Day

[snurri]

Cookies On the Porch
Originally uploaded by Snurri

It's real.

I've mentioned Cookie Day to a few folks over the years, and they mostly give me incredulous looks. Here's some proof. We made over 4000 cookies this year, but didn't break the record. Three families; seventeen adults at least made an appearance (some did no work, AHEM), and five kids tried their hands at glopping frosting and colored sugar onto cutouts. The moms do most of the work ahead of time, making up dough; the rest of us help with the ball-rolling, baking, counting, etc.

We've been doing this for thirty-one years.

Comments

[msbelle.livejournal.com]

I Love it. My aunt always went crazy making many different kinds of cookies for teachers and friends of her kids. I have been known on some years to do several cakes and 3-4 types of cookies. My son is only willing to minimally help, so I only did a bit last year and this year we're doing 2 kinds, probably 10-12 dozen total. If I get extra ambitious, a third kinda may slip in.

The kitchen I grew up in would have been great for this kind of big group baking fest. Sadly my NYC kitchen, nsm.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

It is my understanding that most NYC kitchens do not have enough space for cooks.