Holiday Dessert Party #2 - hosted December 17, 2017
With the holiday season winding down, my almost-final tally is over 50 dozen cookies and brownies baked this season. Normally I don't keep track but I was asked about it in
an interview for a story for the Christian Science Monitor so I did a quick tally, going through what I had baked for my
first dessert party for my friends,
what I baked for the benefit for the domestic violence shelter, what I baked as gifts for friends, coworkers, people at church and what I baked for my second holiday dessert party, this one for family.
You'll recognize some of what I'd done for the first dessert party because they're perennial favorites with almost everyone but I also mixed it up a little with some specific family requests and favorites. Apple cobbler is always a family favorite and this one disappeared quickly.
Two of my nephews like chocolate chip cookies so I had to bake one of my favorite recipes for them. For my other nephew, Vanilla King, it was Snickerdoodles.
My cousin Christine liked these butter cookies from her goodie bag last Christmas so I made them again for her.
My niece always likes peanut butter cookies so I made one of my favorite peanut butter cookies.
Plus a repeat of what I made for her birthday earlier - Kahlua Cake.
My cousin Elinor requested lemon bars. These had the added advantage of being made with lemons from her mom's lemon tree.
My cousin Miriam was supposed to come but she had a conflict with a birthday party her oldest son wanted to go to. Nevertheless, I baked these white chocolate macadamia cookies, her favorites.
So it ended up being something for everyone. Click on the caption under each picture for the recipes.
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