Winter in Chicago always seems to surprise us when it arrives. Like, do we still have leftover salt to throw down from last year? Or, oh yeah, I guess the kids' feet continued to grow since the time they wore those boots last winter! Not like we don't know it's coming...we know it's coming, but it just seems to take us all off-guard. This winter, like all the others, there was plenty of snow. We made snowmen, drank cocoa, and our daughter and even tried sledding for the first time (down a real hill and not just our driveway!).
So, addicted to the idea of a platter, I set out to create some wintery treats. I had just gotten some new cookie cutters for the holidays, namely the penguin and the igloo, and I couldn't wait to start decorating.
Most of the decorating for these cookies was pretty straight-forward, but I did get some inspiration from some other bakers, like the makers of these little snow globes.
I also made some snowflakes and mitten cookies. These snowflake cookies, part of my "Year of Cookie Cutters" from Crate and Barrel and the mitten cookie cutters ended up making huge cookies! Like, the size of my face huge! So, I didn't end up with as big a yield of cookies with this batch, but I liked playing around with the colors and different techniques. Again, fast-forward to 2013, and I prefer my snowflakes the second time around. Either way, a yummy treat to warm us up during the when we can no longer feel our toes.
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