East Alabama Living Winter 2020

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By Amy Croushorn
One of our most treasured Christmas
traditions is making cookies for Santa. My
mom started this tradition with me, and I
have continued it with my son. A few years
ago, my mom got out all of her vintage cookie
cutters to pass the tradition to my niece who
is really the baker in the family. She sent
me pictures of all of the cookie cutters and
asked me if I wanted any. The memories
came flooding back from my childhood
remembering the cookies so lovingly made
with care each year. I definitely kept a few
to share with my son and one day with my
grandchildren.
One of the special things about making
Christmas cookies is how my mom used this
tradition to share the Christmas story with
us each year. She had different cutters that
represented the entire Christmas story, and
as we used each one, she shared another
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