I love to bake. I try to be realistic with how much I can
do. I like to give cookie plates to family and friends. There are a lot of
people who don't bake and appreciate homemade cookies. I make candies too. I'm
the first in 3 generations to bake or be into homemaking. My grandmother,
mother, and neither sisters bake desserts of any kind. They really never did any
holiday fun or traditions accept Christmas dinner and gifts. I'm not sure where
it comes from but I'm the creative one in the family. I
prefer homemade rather than buying packaged.
It has saved us a good deal of money over the years to make
our meals and dessert homemade. There were years raising our kids that our
holiday budget was very small. If I hadn't been creative we would have done
without many extras. I learned to make our fun all year, along with at the
holidays instead of spending it. I'm thankful!
We usually premake cookie dough in October, and bake some each week
starting in the middle of November. My young adult children all have fond
memories of making cookies, candies, and other holiday desserts. We do make
less since we are all watching our weight. Baking is just one of the frugal fun
things we enjoy doing together.
