The weather outside is frightful.  Okay.  Just cold – which to this thin-blooded San Franciscan – is not as enjoyable as a warm ocean breeze.  Oh well.  It gives me an excuse to stay indoors and finish the cookies.

Today is adding the finishing touches…  the chocolate-dipping.  It’s the most tedious and the most fun at the same time.  I love making everything look fun and festive – and dipping peppermint patties one-by-one is fun for the first tray.  By tray three I’m always swearing I’m not making them next year.  Of course, I do, because I really like to eat them…

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Today’s cookies started with dark chocolate dipped macadamia nut orange biscotti, milk chocolate dipped walnut butter cookies, dark chocolate covered peppermint patties, and white chocolate dipped lemon coconut cookies.

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I have one more cookie to bake, and then we can start making the trays to give away…..

Ho Ho Ho! 🙂