The Weekly Grind - Baking In Joy and Hope
- lifebreadwellness
- Dec 15, 2025
- 2 min read
Baking at Christmas is more than mixing dough; it's gathering stories, stirring up memories, and sharing little pieces of star, tree, and many other shaped cookies to let others know they are seen and thought of.
Every scoop of fresh milled flour reminds us that simple ingredients can become something beautiful when mixed with care and shared with joy.
So whether the cookies come out perfectly golden or slightly "extra done", the kitchen becomes a place where Christmas starts early with floury fingerprints, floury snowflake puffs and the delicious aroma of hope rising.
Christmas Gingersnap Cookies
A quick and easy cider dunker and/or ice cream complement for the holidays!
2/3 cup butter (melted)
3/4 cup honey (liquid)
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 1/2 cups milled whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
Beat the first 4 ingredients together. Add the remaining dry ingredients. Roll into even balls and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 325°F for 10-12 minutes.
Makes about 4 ½ doz.
Did you know???
That freshly milled flour makes cookies more aromatic as the natural oils are still lively, giving the cookies a rich aroma and softer texture.
Christmas cookies started as spiced medieval biscuits. During this time, spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger were precious, so European bakers used them as a sign of celebration
That many cookie exchanges began in the 1800’s where they started as tea socials, where families would show their holiday baking.
The first gingerbread was created for Queen Elizabeth, who had her bakers shape the gingerbread dough to look like visiting dignitaries.
