Christmas Cookie Baking 2009

We had our annual Christmas Baking of cookies at our house with all the kiddos. Since I was home a lone with Marisa I had made a few batches of cookie dough while she was sleeping and the boys were at school. I will have t remember to do that next year because it helped with time. Plus I was able to use my mixer which made it MUCH easier to mix than by hand! We decided to do Chocolate Chip, Sugar Cut Outs, Peanut Blossoms, Ginger Snap, Raisin, and the pretzel with the kiss and M&M on top. We started out with the M&M Pretzel one because last year we did them last and burnt the kisses because the oven was too hot. So the kids all helped with unwrapping the kisses and laying out the pretzel squares.


Nick and Anthony unwrapping the Kisses


Marisa even helped unwrapped!


Than she liked to eat them!


Gen, TJ, and Noah putting the kisses on the pretzels.


They were all good helpers!

After that was done we turned up the oven and started to bake our cookies! Maria was a great helper with scooping out the dough and putting them on the baking sheets.


This was Maria's favorite part!


The boys started to just watch at this point!


Gen, Missy and Noah.

Mike and Paul were bored so they went out to buy a new PS3 game. They were gone for awhile....They came home with Call of Duty Modern War(I think that it is what it is called). After they came home they set up shop right in front of the TV and didn't move! At least they let the younger boys play too. They were good at taking turns!


Paul and Mike glued to the TV.


By this point we were onto Sugar Cookie Cut Outs. Maria and Anthony helped on this one!


A back view of the Older boys playing PS3.


Maria cutting out her cookies!


Anthony's turn!


Nick, Gen and Bella came up from playing downstairs and they each got a turn rolling out the dough too!




Renzo ready for bed! He loved the boys swords!




I got you!


The kiddos getting ready to decorate the Sugar Cookies!


Some of their finished products!