Baking

lilqt3929

So I've seen in some other discussions that quite a few of you are already starting your holiday baking or will be very soon. What in all are you making? Are you freezing things so that they are still edible for Christmas or is there a particular reason you're starting early (parties, etc)? I'm trying to get my crap together this year and finish shopping this week and hopefully wrapping. My next task will be baking so I need your ideas!

ETA : needed to add what I have planned:

Chocolate crinkle cookies
Sugar cookies
Lemon brownies (haven't tried yet, saw a recipe on Pintrest)
Cinnamon sugar doughnuts (a tradition for DH's family)
Banana bread

lilqt3929

@CurlingRocks‌
https://www.thetaylor-house.com/lemon-brownies/2/

michelle7482

We make a day of it and will be baking next Saturday and hopefully DD1 can help out a bit this year. She loves to mix lol. We like to have them leading up to Christmas to snack on, and for our ugly sweater party on the 20th,that's really the only reason we bake. We do:

Chocolate chip with and without walnuts
Mexican wedding balls
Butter cookies
Thumbprint cookies
Pitzelles (sp?)

sugarkissed

We are making chocolate haystacks and shortbread cookies... that's about all that I've got so far! We don't really have any parties to attend and DH is out of town the majority of the month so I'd just end up eating it all. Haha.  

Can I just say that being pregnant over Christmas is a dream come true?  

lilqt3929

@sugarkissed‌ I'm in the same boat as you, I'd end up eating way too much since i
I have no self control when it comes to goodies (although, I'm not pregnant so I have no excuse!).

There's some really good ideas mentioned, I may have to try some of these! @mommabakes‌ Nutella fudge sounds amazing!

lilqt3929

@mommabakes‌ sure, I'd love that!

lilqt3929

@mommabakes‌ thanks!