Sugar Cookies by Me from a recipe by Sweetopia

My Mom’s beautiful china pieces

How to keep kitties away from baking ingredients coming to room temp: I’m eating some gluten again so used regular flour, but one too many sticks of butter and they were still good!

Dulce de Leche Brownies from a recipe by David Lebovitz with a gluten-free flour mix by Gluten-Free Girl

Vixen plate from Pottery Barn, I also have all the reindeer in drinking glasses!

Many holiday baking supplies at New York Cake & Baking Distributor: 56 West 22nd Street, NYC

Fashionably sweet windows at Bottega Veneta: 697 Fifth Avenue, NYC

Deliciousness at Betty Bakery: 448 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

Giant slice of Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cake Mike & I shared at Red Bamboo: all vegetarian at 140 West 4th Street, NYC

Decadent sweet treats with Hazel at Dominique Ansel Bakery: 189 Spring Street, NYC

Festive at Georgetown Cupcake: 111 Mercer Street, NYC where Hazel ordered half a dozen, nice

And the Georgetown Cupcake Lemon Berry: the very pinkest frosting I’ve ever seen, sweet, tart and yummy