Remaining dedicated to my Christmas Cookie Countdown has proven to be a real challenge this week.  Is anyone else short on time during these days leading up to the Holidays, or is it just me?  I’ll admit that I am a rather poor time manager.  But, the days fly by and I feel as though I get little accomplished.  The sun comes up, and goes down again, leaving me wondering – what have I accomplished during the past fourteen hours.  Let’s take a closer look at today for example.  I was out of bed by 7:00 am.  I took an hour long walk.  I wrapped gifts, which I then took to the post office so that my daughter will have something to open during the eight nights of Hanukkah.  Back home again, I made a batch of gingerbread biscotti that were so bad they ended up in the trash.  Slip covers came off the sofa and into the washer, then back onto the sofa.  Another batch of cookies, which turned out beautifully and are the subject of today’s post.  Major Spring cleaning was performed in the living room before the decorating begins.  (I guess I was a few months behind on that one.)  Dinner – a girl needs to eat.  Then, another batch of cookies which are headed to the freezer for a party next week.  Ah, finally at 9:30, I get to sit down.  So – I don’t know if I manage my time poorly or if there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get it all done.  I want to think the latter. Continue reading →