It's 53 degrees and raining (thunderstorms actually) right now in Champaign. According to our local paper, last year on this day it was 19 degrees for a high and 1 degree for a low - and we had snow on the ground. What a difference a year makes, I guess. It's not exactly the type of weather that inspires thoughts of Chestnuts Roasting, or Sleigh Rides through a Winter Wonderland (despite what I hear on the PA systems in each store I enter this time of year), but what can a guy do?
So today, in an attempt to at least salvage some of our forlorn Christmas traditions that I mentioned in my last post, and being the baker in our family (see Kaia's attempt at zucchini bread here), I've resolved to bake some Christmas cookies. It's a truncated list compared to past years but there is a limited time frame before we leave town for Wisconsin:
Sugar cookies - from Grandma Sperry's recipe
Bourbon balls - with real bourbon (one for me, one for the cookies)
Ginger snaps
Wisconsin whopper cookies
We got started with the ginger snaps and the bourbon balls right away today:
We ended up with 6 dozen ginger snaps and 3 dozen bourbon balls in the end. Interestingly enough, all of the cookies we're making this year start out in ball format. Who knew there was a theme?
Tomorrow its on to the rest of the list. I'm almost feeling a twinge of Christmas spirit.
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