So we invited our teachers and the All-Day Club members over to make and decorate sugar cookies. I (Beth-Anne) remember doing this with my elementary school friends at my grandparents house in New Jersey. After hosting this even myself I admire my mother even more for doing all that work for us!
Most of the ingredients were easy to get, but the icing for the cookies provided the most difficulty. First of all I could not find any food coloring or sprinkles. So my loving father was kind enough to mail those to me, along with other yummy cookies baking necessities! I then was told where to buy powdered sugar and was finally all set.
To say we had a blast doesn't begin to describe the afternoon! Most Korean's do not own stoves so most of them have never made anything that has to be baked. I made the dough ahead of time and then let them roll it out and cut out the shapes.
(From bottom left around clockwise: Edward, Judy, Joanne, Villa, John, and Cindy)
(From bottom left around clockwise: Francis, Brian, Wilma, Cleopatra, Ruth, and Jane)
While I baked the cookies, Matthew played Christmas pictionary with them. Guys against girls. The guys were destined to lose but they were good sports. Then it was time to decorate the cookies!
Take a close look at the snow man. Green guy with red scarf. Those little dots are from the sprinkles, as well as the eyes and mouth! Some were very artistic...and others (note plate on the right) were not so artistic....
The cookies decorated by the party!
We are extremely blessed to be in Incheon with a wonderful set of staff and students. We love them all!
After everyone left Matthew and I had some decorating to do. About five of those who came had to leave early so we were to decorate cookies for them and then deliver them. Here's a speedy view of that process.
Matthew's last cookie. Isn't it great?!
....Wish you were here...
Currently Listening to: "Our Christmas"
2 comments:
What great fun! The English department secretary invited us readers over to her house for a Christmas party, and we decorated cookies too. :D It was the first time that I have ever done it, and I must admit, I wasn't too great at it...
That looks like lots of fun! Since they had never had baked things before makes it double special! I remember living in Malawi and serving some of our local friends pizza. They rolled it up and ate it like a burrito, but they were absolutely ecstatic about the taste! :)
By the way, what are you doing for Christmas? Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year! :)
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