I tried two new cookie recipes this year. Turtle cookies and chocolate chip walnut macaroon cookies. Both recipes came from the local newspaper's holiday cookie contest. I loved both of them. The other four kinds were salty chocolate nutella thumbprints, orange slice cookies (my grandma's recipe), chocolate peppermint bark cookies, and peanut butter kiss cookies. (I ran out of kisses toward the end and substituted rolos. I might have to make a permanent switch. They were good, especially warm.)
I made the cookie doughs over the course of a few evenings. Then I baked 12 dozen cookies in one day so I could get them delivered to friends while they were fresh. Simon pretty much tore apart the house while I tried to get the baking done. He recently figured out how to open the fridge and spent a good amount of time emptying the contents of the fridge. It kept him busy so I didn't stop him. Until he started squeezing the mustard everywhere. He also wiped chocolate all over the couch cushions and pillows. He also unwrapped a few presents from under the tree. And dumped out a case of CDs and scratched them up. But then we enjoyed cookies for days so maybe it was worth it.
I think he even exhausted himself. He rarely stops moving.
