Christmas is definitely a time to forget about calories and enjoy the many treats that come around once a year. Cookies are always a favorite and on the Cookie Recipe page you can find some really good recipes that have originated from different ethnic groups for everyone to enjoy. When I used to do Christmas craft fairs, there was a booth that sold Greek Baklava. It was so amazing and every year, I would purchase the pastry (check out the recipe). Some other cookies that you might recognize on the recipe pages is the Scotish Shortbread and the German Springerle.
Greek Baklava
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The tradition to bake cookies at Christmas was started by Christians around 350 AD when Pope Julius declared Dec. 25 as “Christmas”. Baking was part of the celebration and it has continued ever since. The tradition to put cookies out for Santa seemed to have started around the 1930’s when children, that were not so well behaved, left them out as a bribe for Santa to leave presents. The good kids left the cookies for Santa as a way to say thank you. Check out the Christmas legends page for more Christmas Legends and traditions.
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