I was just making a last minute check of all my ingredients I will be needing for baking today. Can you believe I still need to go back to the store?? I realized I was out of meringue powder for my cookie icing, bakers chocolate, and I need red and green food coloring. Ugh! One thing i didn't want to do: go to the store.

On my baking to-do list today:

• Cheesecake squares
• Sugar Cookies (decorated various ways, including "melted snowmen")
• Chocolate Sugar cookies
• Peanut Butter blossom cookies
• Peppermint Blossom cookies
• Lemon Bars
• Hello Dolly Bars
• Rice Crispies
• Chocolate dipped oreos
• Dipped Marshmallows
• Cupcakes
• and a Birthday Cake for my Grandma!