With just 18 days until Christmas, holiday preparations are in full swing all around us. The malls are full of eager shoppers. Everywhere you look there are strings of lights & holiday decorations. But one of my favourite things about this time of year, is the baking.

I discovered food blogger Stephanie over at kitchen frolic through a Twitter chat in the summer & instantly fell in love with her blog. Every year she hosts a Cookie Advent Calendar where she posts a different cookie recipe every day through the month of December. Last year’s calendar had some seriously decadent treats! When she put out a call for guest contributions for this year’s calendar, I jumped at the opportunity.  Not only would it give me a chance to try out a new cookie recipe before the Christmas rush, but it also gave Kash & I an excuse to have some nut-free fun in the kitchen!

Head on over to kitchen frolic to check out our Day 7 recipe: Chocolate Ginger Crinkle cookies!