Home Alone, Love Actually, Elf…
I have a giant stack of Christmas movies all ready to watch. One of my favorite parts of December is watching as many Christmas movies as I possibly can. (Another is listening to holiday music on the radio. Does anyone else think “I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” is the funniest song ever?)
And, of course, holiday-themed food.
The last two days have been a whirlwind (which is why I didn’t post yesterday or the day before). My friend Andrea drove in from Colorado, and she brought her adorable—but super-energetic—daughter, Kristin. It’s still hard for me to believe that my friend has a five-year-old child!
Before their arrival, I’d made up a big batch of my favorite gingerbread butter for myself, so I could eat gingerbread cookie dough balls! The girls were hungry when they got in, and so I used some of the gingerbread butter to make Christmas PB&J sandwiches. (After a quick photoshoot, I cut Kristin’s sandwich with a giant gingerbread cookie cutter!)
I’ve posted the gingerbread butter recipe before, when I did my post on cookie dough balls. Here it is again, so you don’t have to click on any links:
Gingerbread Butter
- 6 tbsp peanut butter (or other nut butter)
- 1 1/2 tbsp molasses (I used blackstrap, but regular is fine)
- heaping 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- scant 1/8 tsp each ginger and nutmeg
- Optional: cloves, sugar (I didn’t use either)
Mix together the peanut butter and molasses, using a blender or fork. (I just used a fork to mix.) Add the spices and mix again.
See cookie dough post for Nutrition Facts.
Cookie Dough Balls: If you add enough of the spices to the Gingerbread Butter, the dough is dry enough to roll into cookie balls. However, gingerbread butter is also delicious on a spoon, mixed in oatmeal, or as a sandwich with apple slices or grilled strawberries or banana. Or thin it out with a little almond milk, and make a pancake topping!
What are you looking forward to this holiday season?
Watching holiday movies? Baking cookies? Wearing ugly Christmas sweaters à la Colin Firth?
Oh my goodness! That looks so yummy 🙂 As soon as I get my hands on a jar of molasses, I’m trying this!
What an interesting twist…luv it!
Great idea! I will try this out. Love Gingerbread anything. 🙂
I look forward to all the Christmas Movies, Music, Cookies, Decorating, Baking, and Harry Potter, and Gift Wrapping. Totally my favorite time of year by far. 🙂
That awesome picture of that sandwich makes me SO hungry!! looks amazing!! :]
Oh. My. Gawd. I just made this. Incredible.
I love Christmas movies. One of my latest favorites is Four Christmases with Reese Witherspoon, love her and it. The gingerbread butter looks amazing, perfect for this time of year.
I’ve been craving PB&J all week and this looks amazing!
Gotta try. =)
Hooray for such a fantastic recipe!!! I love gingerbread anything and to make it into a sandwich? EVEN BETTER.
I love that you’re watching a stack of movies! Have you ever seen The Holiday? It’s one of my favorite movies EVER!
ooh yeah, i like that one too! especially the adorable old guy :).
I just bought my xmas tree today and decorated it. That is definitely my favorite holiday activity!
Putting up our Christmas tree (if we ever get our butts in gear and buy one!)