DECEMBER = BAKING SEASON

It's officially December, and while I couldn't be happier with this I think my oven is even happier. Because December to me means busting out all my baking dishes, sugar, fruit sauces, chocolate and any other decadent dessert I can get my oven mitts on.

Every year we do a big basket with yummy things inside for the family. This year is no exception, we're doing a dessert basket. We're getting little mason jars and filling them with all the ingredients to make sugar cookies and chocolate chip cookies. In addition to those mini cookie cutters will be added to the adorably decorated basket. Since I can't leave the basket without some already baked goods I think I'll include Baklava [an Armenian dessert that is beyond amazing] and little chocolate peppermint wafers. I've never made baklava before, I've seen my family do it since I was a child but I've never actually tried it on my own. But being from an Armenian family [on Daddy's side] I really should know how to make it, so this year I'm going to try! I got the chocolate peppermint wafer recipe from one of my favorite blogs cupcakes & cashmere <3





For Christmas Day dinner I decided that little miniture pies would be a really cute idea to give everyone their own dessert. So I'm making mini pies with little Christmas tree's cut in the middle [the picture shows hearts but I want them to be more holiday appropriate] I decided 2 different fillings would suffice so raspberry & blackberry pie along with an apple cinnamon pie will be on the menu.

Did I mention I TOTALLY love the holidays?