I just put up a fun-sized (read: appropriate size for a 1 bedroom apartment in the greater Boston area) Christmas Tree and our family stocking last night. The Christmas cheer is palpable!
I love going around looking at houses all decked out with lights, and spiral trees, and giant Santa balloons.
I am addicted to eating and drinking all things peppermint and candy cane and chocolate.
My best friend Lisa and I can quote the entire Jim Carrey version of the Grinch. It's so worth it.
Who can forget about the whole presents part of Christmas? There is no better feeling than giving someone a perfect and thoughtful gift that they adore, or receiving a gift that had the same care and thought put into it. People love each other year round, but we really know how to show it in December, don't we?
Then, there's the cookies.
Christmas and cookies. Peanut butter and jelly. Skinny jeans and booties. These are matches made in heaven.
I made these Red Velvet Black and White cookies from Joy the Baker this past weekend. These could not have been baked at a better time. It was like, I was all depressed because it started snowing and life is sometimes so boring and I couldn't get into the Christmas spirit and then BAM! Red Velvet + Chocolate Glaze + Cream Cheese Frosting came to remind me that things are never all that bad.
They reminded me, in fact, that things are usually pretty darn good.
I will absolutely be making these a second time for Christmas with the family in New York. I encourage you to do the same, no matter where your holiday celebrations take you. They are soft and decadent, rich from cocoa powder and chocolate glaze, but also sweet and tangy from the cream cheese frosting. Go forth and bake these, friends! You know you want to!
