A Homemade Gift

I was reading my friend Denise's blog yesterday and I was reminded of what the real spirit of Christmas is. Its not about gifts... and while they are nice, they're just a tradition for the holidays.

I love to put my hard work into making gifts for friends and family. Every year I do a lot of baking. I love to share my baked goods in cute packaging. I don't really have a lot of time to bake and my house always suffers during the holidays, but its just something I love to do, so I make time for it. (As we speak those coconut cream cheese lovelies are in the oven and they smell divine!)

This year I thought it would be fun to try some variations on the traditional shortbread cookie. A. Shortbread is easy to make B. Its tasty! C. Butter, sugar, flour, and ... a schnazzy flavoring. You can't really go wrong. What's not to like? So I saved the label from the tea and made this cute little box for a friend who never reads my blog so I'm safe!

I'd love to see photos of your homemade lovelies! Link me up!