Orchid Scripture: Seven days of Christmas treats

To celebrate finishing off the semester and taking advantage of the time I'd set aside before the real studying for my first comprehensive exam (last weekend in January) begins, I decided to try out a new recipe for something sweet each day as we count down to Christmas. Making something for the first time always entails some challenges, but the bigger challenge is consuming all this stuff, as freezing anything really isn't an option at the moment (see previous post)

Friday, December 18 - Cinnamon Rolls

I halved the recipe and it still filled three pans...

Saturday, December 19 - Red Farm Animal Sugar Cookies
This was actually the first time I'd made simple sugar cookies. Luckily, I got a family recipe from our friend Seleta so I had some direction.

There was a bit of a baking pan fiasco after the first batch - this is our sole baking pan (a gift from our friend Lakshmi when she lived in a NYC apt with an oven that was too small for it) and it's used for everything from cookies to flank steak to granola to sweet potatoes - it's seen better days - days when it actually still functioned as a non-stick pan.

Luckily, Owen's taught me that there is nothing that some butter can't fix...

Sunday, December 20 - Mint Snowtop Cookies

Monday, December 21 - Molasses Cookies
(Recipe from the King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion)

a good excuse to finally buy a bottle of molasses...

They don't quite taste like the molasses cookies I loved from the co-op in Vermont, but they were good for a first try

Tuesday, December 22 - Red Velvet Shortbread Cookies Dipped in White Chocolate