The stockings are not quite hung by the chimney with care ... but I'm working on it! Christmas decorating started today and to get us in the mood, I turned on Elf, lit a fraiser fur candle, and whipped up a batch of these Chewy Molasses Cookies. 

The smell of them baking filled the house with the warmth of the holidays and we literally couldn't stop eating them. They are perfectly soft and chewy, sweet and spicy, and sure to become a holiday favorite.