We continued our holiday baking and traditions with sugar cookies this year, but now--with a great big island to work on! Grandma Harmon's recipe lives on--and everyone who has them tells us they are spot on!
The girls helped us assemble the dough--Cora got her hands in on the egg cracking and Amara is always helpful measuring ingredients. You can tell the level of seriousness as Cora transitioned from bow--to headband, lol.
I worked the dough for the most part, but we got out the rolling pins and let them roll and cut dough themselves--that was great fun :)
Into the oven and then down for a quick nap, the girls got up and ready to decorate--but no average decorations for these girls!! They insisted on pink, purple, green, red and white icing, and would have had more if we'd allowed it--really, if we had more frosting!
Sprinkles came out of the cupboards too, and and we all got in on the action!
Amara was particularly fond of a cookie she made with a fox cutter--her Ily cookie of course :)
They got tired about half way through and Eric "speed-frosted" the rest of the cookies so we could get to see the Alum creek lights later that night, but it was great fun and kiddo watching--Amara had some great details in her gingerbread people this year and Cora is getting quite good at spreading too!
Daddy was the resident taste-tester. Every one they messed up, he was *forced* to eat and enjoy it!
Our little betty-crocker-picasos at work!
And our finished products! Aren't they the cheeriest! They may not be your obvious Christmas cookies, but they are the BOMB if I do say so myself--and every single one was made with love.
The girls helped us assemble the dough--Cora got her hands in on the egg cracking and Amara is always helpful measuring ingredients. You can tell the level of seriousness as Cora transitioned from bow--to headband, lol.
I worked the dough for the most part, but we got out the rolling pins and let them roll and cut dough themselves--that was great fun :) 
Into the oven and then down for a quick nap, the girls got up and ready to decorate--but no average decorations for these girls!! They insisted on pink, purple, green, red and white icing, and would have had more if we'd allowed it--really, if we had more frosting!
Sprinkles came out of the cupboards too, and and we all got in on the action!
Amara was particularly fond of a cookie she made with a fox cutter--her Ily cookie of course :)
They got tired about half way through and Eric "speed-frosted" the rest of the cookies so we could get to see the Alum creek lights later that night, but it was great fun and kiddo watching--Amara had some great details in her gingerbread people this year and Cora is getting quite good at spreading too! 
Daddy was the resident taste-tester. Every one they messed up, he was *forced* to eat and enjoy it!
Our little betty-crocker-picasos at work!
And our finished products! Aren't they the cheeriest! They may not be your obvious Christmas cookies, but they are the BOMB if I do say so myself--and every single one was made with love.
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