Wow, what a weekend.
Aside from seeing both Sherlock Holmes Book of Shadows and Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol in the theater (they were both fantastic btw), I essentially was doing a little bit of this for the whole two days.
I had a LOT of baking to get done and decided to just do it all in one big major haul.
So, here you go – what came out of my kitchen this weekend.
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies – recipe here
Cherry Shortbread – recipe here
Peppermint Bark – didn’t really follow a recipe 
dark chocolate layer topped with a white chocolate + peppermint extract + crushed candy cane layer
German Chocolate Cookies - recipe here (I subbed apple sauce instead of corn syrup = holy awesome)
Eggnog Biscotti – recipe here
Soft Gingerbread Men – recipe here (low fat!!)
One 30-Day Shred workout, one big grocery shopping trip, 2 movies, and 8 hours in the kitchen resulted in a heck of a lot of delicious sweets.
It was a baking marathon, but boy am I ever glad that I got it all done. Come on Christmas! I’m ready to relax.
