The next two days Nico’s kitchen is officially open for business… Well Christmas Cookie baking business. I am getting together with my best friend and baker Stacey-cakes and we are working on about 54-58 dozen cookies, to give out. It is going to be fun, and there will be more cookies  to bake next week too, I’ve got to bake some goodies for my family and in-laws.

Here is the cookie plan (so far):

• Wedding Cake Cookies-12 dozen
• Thade’s Super Awesome Double Chocolate Cookies-6 dozen
• Peanut Clusters-4 dozen
• Snickerdoodles-6 dozen
• James’ Favorite Oatmeal Cookies-6 dozen
• Chocolate Oatmeal No Bakes-12 dozen
• Candy Bar Cookies-12 dozen

I’m hoping that Stacey will bring along some of her famous Coconut Bon-bons too add to the list. They are too good, and Dylan is hooked on them. I’m also baking an Apricot Bundt Cake for my dear friend Angela, and I just found out that Thade needs cookies for the Christmas party on Monday. It looks like Nico’s kitchen is going to be busy for the next few weeks.

As promised there are even more cookies coming out of the kitchen today. Tomorrow is our MOPS Christmas meeting. There is a big breakfast, present exchange, and a cookie exchange too. So I needed to make cookies for the cookie exchange, and a little something for breakfast. Everyone is bringing breakfast tomorrow, so I decided to make one more batch of peanut clusters.

At the MOPS meeting we are also putting together cookie trays for the nursery workers. They work so hard at every meeting to give us moms a much needed break.I know they will appreciate the sweet treats as much as we appreciate their help.

I made up a batch of Candy Bar Cookies for the exchange. These are my most requested cookie that I bake, and one of Dylan’s favorites too. I only needed two dozen, so there were plenty left over for my family.

This week I was asked by my best friend Shaunna to put together a cookie tray for her Church’s Christmas Open House. I took a look at my pantry for cookie ideas  and got to work.

I needed to have six dozen cookies for the tray, so I made a double batch of Chocolate Peanut Clusters. I also made a batch of Cake Mix Snickerdoodles.

I still needed one more cookie, and it was too cold to go to the store, so I improvised…

I came up with a Vanilla Snowball cookie. The vanilla iced cookies are topped with shredded coconut and sugar crystals. They look  a little like snowballs, which is perfect for the wintry day that we are having.

Tomorrow there will be even more cookies on Nicostuff. Friday is our MOPS Christmas party and cookie exchange. I’ve got a few goodies in mind to make for the day.

I’ve got a preliminary list for this holiday season’s cookies, and the count is now up to around 81 dozen. Here is what I’ll be baking and candy making over the next few weeks…

The cookie list:

• Blackberry Thumbprints
• Strawberry Thumbprints
• Peach Thumbprints
• Snickerdoodles
• James Favorite Oatmeal Cookies
• No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
• Candy Bar Cookies
• Sugar Cookies
• Wedding Cake Cookies
• Thade’s Super-Awesome Double Chocolate Cookies
• Peanut Butter Cookies

I’m also making candies this year…

• Peanut Clusters
• Brownie Bites
• Chocolate Leaves (these might become mint chocolate leaves)
• White Chocolate Peppermint Bites

I would love to attempt to make Peanut  Butter Bon Bons too, and I just might add a few more cookies to the list too. I can’t wait to get back in the kitchen and get to cookie making.