Christmas Cookies

Today, I made my mom's Christmas pecan cookies for a Christmas party at our church tomorrow. Here's the recipe. You can also roll them in powdered sugar after they have cooked to give them a snow ball look. Enjoy!

1 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup pecans chopped
red and green sugar or powdered sugar

Cream the butter and vanilla; add sugar, creaming the mixture until light and fluffy. Blend in water. Stir in flour, mixing well. Add pecans. Shape into 1 inch balls. Roll in colored sugar.

Bake 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet in slow oven (325 degrees) 20 minutes or until firm to the touch. Cook before removing from the pan. Makes 3 dozen.

Cookies and Debate

Of course, we've been keeping up on all of the presidential politics, especially the debates. For the first presidential debate, we had a friend over and ate fresh baked cookies. The Vice Prez debate definitely called for more serious food--pizza with mushrooms and garlic. Brian's birthday is coming up this week. We plan to see a concert and exhibit on Friday at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. I'll let you know how it goes, with photos!