All Time Favorites pt. 3

Yesterday I spent a few hours in the kitchen with Timothy and his friends, Tyler (8) and Elise (5).  We have a round breakfast table in our kitchen and I removed the two rocking chairs that normally sit on either side of it so that the four of us could stand around the table and each person had their own space.  I turned on a Veggie Tales Christmas CD, tied too-big aprons on each of them, gave them each a ball of cold sugar cookie dough and some flour to spread on the table, tossed some cookie cutters in the center and then I stood back and watched the magic happen.  Smiles, giggles, dance moves, floured faces, patting, rolling, sneaking bites of raw dough, and joyful chatter.  It was magic, and I want to do it again.  
There were a hundred different pictures I wanted to take during the process, little hands pounding dough and gently picking up their cut out cookies, the way the littlest kiddo looked as I looked down on her smile and long eye lashes from my height, their silly impersonations, frosting being licked off of fingers, it was all golden.  
Baking cookies and sweets with my mom was a much loved Christmas tradition at our house.  We made several different kinds and then delivered platefuls of goodies to our friends and loved ones the week before Christmas.  Here are a list of some of my all time favorite Christmas cookies and sweets in no particular order:
1. Peanut Butter Blossoms (the ones with the Hershey kisses on top)
2. Sugar Cookies
3. Fudge
4. English Toffee
5. Chocolate Dipped Pretzels