countdown to Christmas: 1 day - holiday food

Until recently, I had spent Christmas eve with my friend Chantel's family - but as the years go on, we want to spend more and more time with my gma, and the fam. so, now we drive to my gma's place on Christmas eve, and spend Christmas morning with everyone - no travelling required!
needless to say my 2nd favourite part about the holidays (ALL holidays) is food - next to family.
i love it all. i love food in general, and when there is an excuse to eat a lot of it, i become an extremely happy person. a few holiday food pieces to share...
1. a tutorial on icing sugar cookies like a CHAMP (from cupcakes and cashmere)


2. recipe and tutorial on latkes (my best friend jake half celebrates hannukah - i should make excuses to eat these more)
3. there is nothing i like more than my mom's gingersnaps. though... i would be willing to give these peanut butter ginger snaps a shot.

I hope everyone gets their traditions in this evening - safety first!