What kind of cookies did you leave for Santa?
Actually don't recall (senior moment) what kind or even if I did leave cookies out for Santa on Christmas Eve. When my kids were young, we made old-fashioned cut-out cookies decorated with icing & sprinkles. Each child selected their best cookie for the old stoneware "Santa" plate & left along with a cup of cocoa...and a note. Carrots for the reindeer, too. Like magic, only crumbs were found on the plate Christmas morning. Do you recall leaving cookies for old St. Nick?
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15 Comments:
Italian Fig Cookies. Thought it was a little "different" vs. the usual spritz or sugar cookies.
chiff0nade at 8:30AM on 12/19/07
My cousins always left a raw potato with salt. It was their dad's favorite (I don't get it either), and he was able to convince them that Rudolph liked it, too.
Kerosena at 9:03AM on 12/19/07
frosted sugar cookies with sprinkles and carrots
NanaJoie at 12:04PM on 12/19/07
pretzel nuggets and a cold beer...and sometimes a bologna sandwich. Carrots for the reindeer. For some reason Santa didn't eat cookies at our house!
goodharbormary at 12:33PM on 12/19/07
We each (there were five of us) would select our best decorated sugar cookie and then we'd put carrots out on the lawn for the reindeer. After opening presents, we'd look outside to see if the carrots were gone and there were always a few chewed pieces out on the lawn and we'd be thrilled that the reindeer ate too! Now having children of my own and doing the same tradition, I truly appreciate my parents and all the "nibbling" they did year after year!
radley24 at 12:41PM on 12/19/07
Always sugar cookies and a glass of milk for Santa and a couple of carrots for the reindeer. Which were always gone by morning when we were little. Now even though we are all adults we still leave the goods out, but maybe take a bite of each thing and be done. This year my nephwe is old enough to know who santa is so I am sure we will be back to devouring the whole plate again :)
Sarahrm at 1:49PM on 12/19/07
Gosh. I don't remember. I think we were lazy and just left Chips Ahoy! I don't remember specifically baking for Santa, but seems like a fun tradition to start once I have kids. Of course I'd make sure to use the recipe for thin, crisp chocolate chippers that I love. I'm sure Santa would love them, too ;)
Adam Kuban at 2:20PM on 12/19/07
I never believed in Santa as a child since my mother always emphasized the love and caring my family put into gift selection. Instead I would sit up with my family for as late as possible and bring them incredibly boozy eggnog until they told me to go to sleep. They needed alcoholic fuel to put the presents under the tree, apparently...
Christina at 3:54PM on 12/19/07
Tonight we will leave Santa Lay's Wavy Potato Chips with Kraft Onion Dip.
Apparently it is what he likes for it is always gone in the morning.
We rarely have it in the house so it is very special to get this for Santa.
His reindeer prefer a mixture of oats and seeds mixed with silver glitter. They don't eat all of it every year as it sits on the lawn, but I've never managed to catch them to ask them what they would prefer.
Remember, tonight is the night that the animals can talk.
If you manage to catch up with one of Santa's reindeers for some conversation, please do ask them what they really do like to eat for me?
Karen Resta at 12:28PM on 12/24/07
Karen---great idea to leave Santa chips & dip! Something salty probably is a welcome change from the sugar overload!
JEP at 2:13PM on 12/24/07
Sometimes he even likes beer with the chips and dip, JEP.
Though in front of the kids I put out soda for him.
Goodness knows they do not need to know of Santa's beer-guzzling ways.
(Though undoubtedly if one has to go "ho ho ho" all night long perhaps the beer does help?)
Karen Resta at 2:36PM on 12/24/07
Karen--what smiles you are bringing today--thanks! Hey, I'm curious---glitter? Is this so the reindeer could see the oats & seeds in the snow?
JEP at 3:47PM on 12/24/07
Oh, no. Not for that.
Reindeer do not need to see because they have big noses to smell with.
Glitter is added to the recipe for the magical super-energy needed to keep on flying around in the cold dark sky all night long.
(One has to remind any unaware readers that this will not work with humans. Or at least it hasn't yet.)
Besides, can there ever be too much glitter at Christmas-time?
I doubt it.
(Which reminds me of those cookies decorated with silver dragees. They aren't around as much as they used to be. They were cool, fascinating and a bit scary all at the same time.)
Karen Resta at 4:06PM on 12/24/07
Glitter ..for flying...okay, if kids believed it, I will too! I have always avoided those silver thingies for fear of broken teeth--ha--besides, those just don't seem like something edible :(
JEP at 5:12PM on 12/24/07
Russian teacakes, gingerbread penguins, sugar penguin cookies, and miniature chocolate chip cookies
http://threepotato.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-carnage-cookies.html
Snazzy Snowballs http://threepotato.blogspot.com/2007/12/snazzy-snowballs.html
Santa Baby Biscotti
http://threepotato.blogspot.com/2007/12/santa-baby-biscotti.html
I also made miniature pies (but I'm keeping mum for now). :)
KarynMC at 6:55PM on 12/24/07