Festive Treats

 

Plaid shirt |  Leggings | Boots | Headband

Over the weekend, we had our first cookie making venture of the season! One of my favorite types of Christmas cookies is spritz cookies- it is the one you use with the cookie press to make really cute shapes. I searched Pinterest for a gluten free spritz recipe, and found this super simple one from Thriving Gluten Free.

I always try to find the gluten free recipes that do not have all sorts of crazy additive ingredients because it can be hard to find those, and they can be spendy. This one is literally just gf flour, sugar, butter and egg! And my goodness are they delicious, and smelled amazing while they baked. We baked some cookies, listened to holiday tunes, and out of nowhere, it started to snow!! It felt like the perfect cozy vibe for what turned into a snowy afternoon.

  Here's the recipe from Thriving Gluten Free: my one note is that I used the 1-to-1 gluten free flour blend from Bob's Red Mill!

We also made what my family calls Hockey Pucks. I feel like it is a midwestern thing? I could be wrong, haha. They are so yummy, but not gf, so I cannot eat them anymore. I am trying to find a gluten free cracker that is like a Ritz cracker so I can make these gf! But these cookies are just two Ritz crackers with peanut butter (or any nut butter) sandwiched in the middle, and then dipped in chocolate and allowed to dry. We use almond bark so we do not have to temper the chocolate ourselves!

Poppy really wanted to help, or maybe just eat the cookies, lol.

Plaid shirt |  Leggings | Boots | Headband

As always,

#dontforgetyourpearls and Happy Holidays and Happy Hanukkah to all my friends who celebrate 😊