Recently I made the trek to Brainerd on a snowy day in order to continue the cookie baking tradition. When my kids were growing up, it was an annual event to make cut out sugar cookies with Grandma at Christmas time. My mother would make the dough and keep in the refrigerator until my kids could come and "help" her make sugar cookies. She had an array of cookie cutters that were used, and the cookies would be sprinkled with green and red sugar crystals. Sounds pretty simple and unexciting, but it's a memory that my kids will have for a long time.
My daughter, Tahnee, and I have been trying to continue this trend for the past couple of years. Hopefully at some point my granddaughters can join in so the memories can go on for years to come.
Thought for the day: Tradition is the illusion of permanence. Woody Allen
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