Everyday we get to choose what part of ourselves we share with the world on social media.

Today I share #bread with you!
I’m trying a new #recipe of #Chilean Marraquetas.

#inthekitchen #pan #bakingseason

More #cookies!!

These are "Blue Velvet Snowballs", kind of a #cookie version of #RedVelvetCake. I adapted the recipe from a #FoodNetwork recipe. It's another one that's easy but I only make this time of year.

#Baking while keeping an eye on a puppy means nothing is turning out how I want this year, but I'm keeping in mind that it's the thought and #tradition that counts. My kids are 14 and 17 years old now, so I potentially only have so many more years before they go off to start their own traditions, but I hope they will always come back for cookies from mom.

Also, yes, that ornament is a painted #BlueCrab shell because I will always be a #Maryland dude in my heart.

#BakingSeason #Yuletide

They're pretty, but I don't really know if these #LinzerCookies were worth the effort. They were made better by cutting the baking time from 12 minutes to 10 minutes, and the #pineapple #passionfruit jam I used was delicious. But they required toasting and grinding nuts, fridge time, rolling, cutting, more fridge time, filling, and powdering, to only come out with 18 completed #cookies. A little too fussy for me.

#Baking #BakingSeason #Yuletide

I didn't get a chance to get a picture of yesterday's #bake before it was cut, let alone on a nice plate and the glaze put on. I'll just take it as a sign that this #Swedish Tea Ring tasted better than it looks. ☺️

It's a cardamom bread filled with brown sugar, cardamom, sliced almonds, and #homemade marzipan.

I'm really loving #BakingSeason! It's nice to get back into #baking after taking the summer off. #Yuletide

Yesterday's #BakingSeason #bake was chocolate chip #BananaBread. This isn't too special around here because I make it all the time, but it makes the kids happy and uses up the mushy #bananas.

It always astonishes me when people are surprised about #chocolate in my banana bread. Are you all eating banana bread without chocolate? Is that the norm? Why??? 😫

The next treat of #BakingSeason is buttery Irish #shortbread #cookies. They are one of the special treats I only bake this time of year and I always eat a million because they are sooo good.

#Recipe
1. Line an 8x8 pan with foil or parchment paper.
2. Cream 1c salted butter and 2/3c granulated sugar until fluffy.
3. Sift in 1/2c cornstarch and 2c flour and mix well.
4. Press into pan.Bake at 275F for 30 minutes, then reduce temperature to 250F and bake for 90 minutes longer.
5. Remove from pan and cut into bars, allow to cool.

#baking #yuletide

The first treat of #BakingSeason was #KingArthur's #Gingerbread cake. The texture was weird, it ripped, and it was so ugly I didn't even take a picture. I'm eating it quickly to dispose of the evidence.

#baking #yuletide

Anyone else really stoked for #bakingseason ? (Don't worry, after these #cinnamonbuns cooled these got the cream cheese icing they deserve.) #homebaker