Christmas is a holiday full of tradition. And tonight I’m sure lots of people are taking off their Christmas sweaters, putting on PJs, reading “The Night Before Christmas” and putting out cookies and milk for Santa. I love the tradition of putting milk and cookies. Not sure if it because it involves cookies or because it involves believing in something. Everyone needs to have faith in something and a jolly guy in a red suite who brings presents to all who believe is still a good thing.
I made these cookies in September and kept thinking they would be great as a letter to Santa in case the letter sent to the North Pole got lost. I supersized this letter to Santa and made it out of a gingerbread cookie. I used the side of the house of the Wilton Gingerbread House Cutter Set – it is about 5”x 7”. I flooded the cookie with white royal icing (as always I use Ateco meringue powder) and blue and red for the lines on the paper. The cookie dried overnight. I used black AmeriColor Food Colour Markers to actually write the note. Pete wanted a white Christmas, which I’m not sure will be happening in Toronto this year, so I included a snowflake sugar cookie too. This letter can be personalized as you wish or your kids can actually write or sign their own letter.
What kind of cookies are you leaving for Santa?
Merry Christmas!
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