cookie art
it’s the time of year for baking! it is a family tradition in my family to make fudge and russian tea cookies at christmas, but novi’s very favorite one to help out with is the sugar cookies! last week, we got some serious baking done in our kitchen!
novi helps with (almost) everything in the process, from rolling the dough…
to cutting out her favorite holiday shapes with cookies cutters… (this year made much more exciting with our purchase of 101 cookie cutter shapes!)
"pressing haaaaard!"
she gets so excited when they’re ready to go in the oven…
and the most fun is when they come out of the oven, are iced, and are ready to decorate!
exclaiming, "yummy cookies!!!"
now, this is PURE ART for novi. she takes her time choosing which colors and sprinkles go on each cookie.
when they’re all finished, she practices great restraint in not eating every single one (last year when she was 22 months old, this was harder. at 34 months, she’s able to resist a bit more.) finally, she gets to enjoy all of her hard work by eating a cookie and a glass of milk.
she helps me to package up the cookies to give to neighbors and friends, and “plays santa” in proudly handing them out, along with some of her handmade ornaments.
the part she’s not so jazzed about is the clean up. unfortunately this year, that ritual is still just for momma.
i must say this aproned elf did most of the work this year! messy, but so worth it!
