So each year around this holiday time my husband likes to give a little something to the maintenance and security staff at his school. Although those two categories are decidedly different, they share an office so we can kind of lump them into the same category, for gift-giving purposes. Also, my kids just love all these guys, and really, the security guard at the preschool entrance it just great. He has taken the time to know each child's name and more importantly, which child belongs to which mommy. Not sure he knows all the dads, but they don't pick up that often, so anyway...
The gift-giving in our world was a little less extravagant, shall we say, than in previous years. So this year, instead of buying something, we baked a little something called Chinese cookies. They are made with shortening and are very (very) tasty. But they are not something that I keep around the house because, like I said, they contain shortening and I try to steer clear of trans-fat inside the house.
I wanted to post the recipe but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It wasn't in a cookbook, it was on an index card... Oy. If I find it, I'll post. But here they are, all packaged and ready to go on their merry-holiday-happy-making way.