Every year since my girls were little we have decorated a gingerbread house. One year when the girls were home for the afternoon with their dad, I came home to a kitchen covered in powdered sugar and an entire graham cracker village covered with candy of every sort. When Dad was in charge, apparently, it took a village to make the girls happy.
My kitchen didn't fully recover for several days, but the girls were all smiles.
Now that I have grandsons, they are delighted to carry on the tradition their mother and aunties began. It doesn't take much for the fun to begin. Now I simply purchase a pre-made gingerbread house, mix up some frosting and let the kids decorate to their hearts content.
Franklin, Grant, Harrison and their Mommy enjoy the holiday season with an afternoon at Nana's with a fun project to do and their Mommy's kitchen stays clean, not to mention she remains stress free, even if only for the afternoon.
Best Ginger Bread Cookies Ever
1 cup butter softened
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 egg (cage free)
4 tsp. grated orange peel
2 tbsp. dark corn syrup
3 cup sifted flour
2 tsp. cinnimon
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. salt
Cream butter & sugar, add egg, beat until light & fluffy. Add orange peel & syrup. Stir in dry ingrediants. Form into ball, and chill at least one hour. Roll out and shape. Bake 6-10 minutes, at 350 degrees, cool & decorate.
2 comments:
You have inspired me. I'm going to get one of those kits and do this with my grandchildren. Must be interesting for you to have done that with little girls, and now you have the 3 grandsons!
Thanks for the fun, Mom! We have to make the edible kind next! :)
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