Time flies! Here I was thinking this week, when I finished my online shopping, that I was so ahead of schedule when I realized that I had just finished a couple of days before the deadline to receive my packages on time. Christmas is less than a week from today and everybody seem to be going crazy with the last minute shopping and preparations. I gotta love this time of year 
Last night our friend John had his annual Christmas party, which was a lot of fun by the way, and I made cookies to give away. Although it seemed that I made a lot, I just made 4 different kinds: rompope cookies (because I just loved them), peanut butter snowballs, shortbread in the form of Christmas trees and Chocolate chips and pecan cookies.
There were so many other kinds that I wanted to make, but these had to do this time. Maybe I’ll make more this coming week. I got the recipes for these cookies from 2 of the blogs that I visit often. The Chocolate-Peanut Butter Snowballs recipe is from RecipeGirl.com. I have to admit that she has a point when she says that Christmas cookies should be festive 
The other two recipes are from Kevin’s blog, Closet Cooking. I decided to take those two recipes from his blog because this month he is being featured on the food event Tried and Tested and because he has such amazing cookie recipes. I tried to stay as true to the recipes as possible, I just made very small changes. For the shortbread cookies, I added green food coloring to make the little Yule trees and sprinkled them with powder sugar. And the Chocolate Chips and Pecan Cookies were originally Chocolate Chunks, but I ran out of chunks so I used chips. Both recipes were really good and my friends seemed to enjoy them too.
I am not sure if I’ll be posting anything else for the rest of the month, there are a couple of projects that I need to work on before the end of the year. But if I don’t see you around the blogosphere, I just want to wish you a wonderful Holiday season, whatever you celebrate this time of the year, or even if you don’t celebrate anything. In my case I celebrate family, friends, food and the opportunity that I had to enjoy them one more year.
Our best wishes from the What’s Cooking? household! Lucy and Felix wanted to give you those wishes personally.
I am sending the picture of Felix to the event No Croutons Requiered. This time around any festive picture qualifes for the event, and my kitten looks so pretty here that I couldn’t resist.
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OH NO you cnt go and have a holiday from blooging lol.ive jst come across ur site.yesterday infact and im addicted.ur an amzing cook wrtier and the photo are scrummy too.thankyou!!
Posted on December 19th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Mmmm, all those cookies look amazing (especially the peanut butter snowballs – I def need to try those!)
Posted on December 19th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
All the best for the holiday season Ben! What a great selection of cookies too! Felix and Lucy (love the names) look so cute!
Posted on December 19th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Love the pictures of your kitties. So pretty.
Posted on December 20th, 2009 at 4:02 am
This is a great selection of cookies to have made for the holidays! I love Kevin's site as well…everything looks so addicting. Happy holidays to you too Ben! I will definitely miss seeing your recipes until the new year!
Posted on December 20th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Happy Holidays to you Ben! Cute, cute kitties. Wish I could have one… husband is deathly allergic
Posted on December 20th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Have a great Christmas Ben!
Posted on December 20th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Happy Holidays to all of you Ben! Those are some beautiful photos of Felix and Lucy! So gorgeous!
Posted on December 20th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
No! You can't go and leave us! I'll miss the food *everything* while you are away!
I haven't even started baking yet…only about ten things on the "Must Bake" list. Ugh. Oh well, 'tis the season, I guess.
Have a great holiday!
Posted on December 20th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Happy Holidays dear Ben and a Very Merry Christmas.
Felix is cute
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 at 8:30 pm
All those cookies look fantastic!!!!! Feliz Navidad, Ben!!!!!
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 at 9:03 pm
These cookies look 'melt-in-the-mouth"
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 at 11:51 pm
The cookies all look so delicious! Have a great Christmas, Ben!
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Cierra los ojos e imagina los momentos más felices de tu vida, eso es lo que deseo para ti; un año 2010 lleno de felicidad.
¡¡¡ FELIZ NAVIDAD 2009!!!
Posted on December 24th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Merry Christmas Ben!
Posted on December 24th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Happy Holidays!
Posted on December 24th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Happy Holidays!
Posted on December 25th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
je découvre ce joli blog bien présenté je reviendrai le visiter
joyeux noël et à bientôt
Posted on December 25th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Cookies look so good.. Bet you had a good time.. Happy holidays and thanks for sending it to the event!
Posted on December 27th, 2009 at 7:13 am
I wish you a wonderful Happy Holiday and a very Happy New Year 2010.
These cookies look gorgeous!
Bravo
Posted on December 31st, 2009 at 11:51 am
He visto la FELICIDAD y me ha dicho que iba a tu casa. Le he pedido que llevase también a la SALUD y al AMOR. Tratalos bien, van de mi parte. Feliz Año 2010.
Besos.
Posted on December 31st, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Happy New Year!
Posted on December 31st, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Happy Christmas to Lucy and Felix too!
Posted on January 1st, 2010 at 9:38 am
Happy New Year Ben. I wish for you a magnificent 20-10 with all the success that you deserve. ♥
Posted on January 2nd, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Hey Ben, wish you a fabulous 2010 , the cookies look scrumptious.
Posted on January 5th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Agreed that the chocolate peanut butter snowballs are the best! They wouldn't last more than 15 minutes…seriously.
Posted on January 7th, 2010 at 4:47 am
I wouldn't have minded being presented with these cookies of yours. Rather belated wishes for a great year ahead, Ben.
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 7:01 am
Wow these look awesome!! I've never tried anything like this. Love your blog!
Posted on January 21st, 2010 at 1:43 am
Hi Ben,
lovely Christmas goodies
Thanks for participating the cooking event with Kevin. I hope you re up for another challenge too. We have almost 10 more days to go … this month, we are cooking from Akal´s Saappadu, hope you like. More info here.
Posted on January 23rd, 2010 at 6:19 pm
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