Christmas Cookies

So I've now used 8 lbs of butter, 25 lbs of flour, 3 dozen eggs, 3 lbs of white chocolate & 10 lbs of sugar to create lots & lots of goodies for this Christmas season.  I've only baked a white chocolate cake & 6 dozen cookies so far, but there is much dough to be rolled & baked (I estimate about 10 more dozen cookies)!  In fact, my entire bottom shelf of my refrigerator has cookie dough labeled in gallon Ziploc bags.  For 2011---I'm making some of our favorites 1) Raspberry/ Walnut Rugelach 2) German Chocolate Sandwich cookies 3) Sugar cookies 4) Almond Snowball cookies 5) Gingerbread cookies.  This year for a fundraising event for the Allegheny Heart Institute (an institute that helps support Michael's research) I "volunteered" to make 5 dozen cookies, a batch of homemade toffee, & a white-chocolate layer cake for an auction item.  I'm happy to say all turned out well & I even got to spend part of the day with the lucky auction winner & her adorable son.  We baked & decorated Gingerbread cookies!  My idea of a great day for sure :)  Enjoy some pics of the baked goodies that I'm making this year...there is lots of love & LOTS of butter in these. 

White Chocolate layer cake, covered in white chocolate butter cream & grated white chocolate

3 lbs of white chocolate used for this baby & 7 sticks of butter

You need a little fruit to balance out the richness....hehe :)

Getting the auction item ready

Raspberry/walnut rugelach--this one has delicious cream cheese pastry dough...yummy!

Almond shortbread dipped in dark chocolate & sprinkled with white chocolate

German Chocolate sandwich cookies...all the goodness of the cake, but in 1 scrumptious bite

Sugar cookie decorating station

Look at the stocking, one of my favs this year

The angel is a new cookie cutter for me this year

Love the little pearl sugar candies

Jessie's pink bear

Ella's little yellow angel

Another shot of the stocking

Jessie & all her little friends are loving the bear cookies this year