Leaf Sugar Cookies

I like the cookie with the black piping. My black-top driveway made me think of that because the leaves just seemed to pop in color when they lay on my driveway. I'm not the best at piping, but it is a lot of fun. I liked just swirling the colors together. I tend to space out and day dream when I do that.

I'm not going to have a great deal of time to bake over the next ten days. I hope to squeeze in some baking, but I'm not holding my breath. Tonight I depart for North Carolina. The soccer player has a weekend tournament. Then a very busy week, including my eldest's 14th birthday. The weekend after this my swimmer has a three day swim meet in Northern Virginia (yipee). Don't get me wrong, I love watching him swim. It is just that getting to the meet is competition in and of itself. (Have you ever driven in Northern Virginia?...blech).

Then, alas, it will be Thanksgiving, my time to have fun in the kitchen. I have plans which include a Daring Bakers challenge. But, my favorite thing will be baking and cooking with pumpkins. I love, love, love them. I am so excited when I go pumpkin picking, looking for that perfect one. And, when I say perfect, I don't mean in shape. I mean perfectly heavy and meaty. I happen to love the odd shapes and colors. The heirloom pumpkins are my favorite.

So, I apologize. Nothing baked for this post. Just a photo of leaf shaped sugar cookies I made a few weeks ago. I'll point you in the direction of my other blog so that you can take in the photos that are last in my series about the day I went pumpkin picking with my boys. I really like these pictures because they are of the items grown on the farm so I hope you take a peak and enjoy.