cooking with my language helper

2 weeks ago my language helper asked me if I could teach her how to make cookies. We decided to make a lesson out of it. I taught her how to make chocolate chip cookies (thanks to the chips my mom sent me) We would then go over all the recipe in Vietnamese. I learned a lot of new vocabulary and we had a great time. 

Holiday Baking

Besides baking a turkey for the first time I also made lots of holiday cookies. After Thanksgiving I usually make a variety of cookie doughs so that I can make batches of home made goodness throughout the month. This year I put a spin on the traditional sugar cookie and went with melted snowman cookies. I put a half marshmallow for the head and white icing for the melted body. I also made mini pumpkin cheesecakes, and ginger snaps (thanks Clair). What are some of your holiday traditions?