During the 12 days until Christmas break, the King Street Chronicle will again present staff favorites from the holiday season. This ninth edition will not include nine ladies dancing, but beloved Christmas songs, memories, recipes, movies, and crafts.
Song: “Little Drummer Boy” performed by Ms. Carrie Underwood.
Recipe: Snickerdoodle Cookies
Total Time: 25 minutes
Quantity: 30 cookies
Ingredients:
- One cup of unsalted butter
- One and one-half cups of granulated sugar
- Two large eggs
- Two teaspoons of vanilla extract
- Two and three-fourths cups of all-purpose flour
- One and one-half teaspoons of cream of tartar
- One and one-half teaspoons of baking soda
- One-fourth teaspoon of salt
- One-third cup of granulated sugar
- Two tablespoons of cinnamon
Steps:
- Combine butter and sugar in the bowl of the stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
- Beat on medium or high speed until the mixture is fluffy (for about five minutes).
- Add in vanilla extract and eggs. Continue beating until well combined (for about two minutes).
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Stir until well combined. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
- In a separate bowl, combine one-third cup of sugar and two tablespoons of cinnamon. Form equal-sized dough balls and roll each one generously in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet and press down the center slightly to create an even top.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for eight to ten minutes until the edges are lightly golden. Let the cookies cool for a few minutes before serving.
Movie: Deck the Halls
“Steve (Matthew Broderick), a suburban dad and Christmas enthusiast finds a wrinkle in his well-ordered existence with the arrival of his new neighbor Danny (Danny DeVito). Danny has big dreams and plans to illuminate his house with enough holiday lights to make it visible from space. Not to be outdone, Steve declares a war of one-upmanship with Danny that threatens to drag the Christmas spirit through the slush,” courtesy of rottentomatoes.com.
Activity: Felt Wreath
Supplies:
- Green felt
- Scissors
- Small red ornaments
- Ribbon
- Hot glue
Instructions:
- Tie strips of green felt around a wreath form to create this fluffy and fun holiday decor.
- Cut strips of two different shades of green felt.
- Tie strips around a wreath form.
- Attach small red ornaments to the wreath with hot glue.
- Loop a length of wide ribbon around the wreath to hang.
Memory: Mrs. Judene Pendergast
“Our five children gave us a special gift each Christmas. They put together a play and presented it to us on Christmas Eve. It typically was some variation of The Nativity. As they got older, the props, the script, and the characters became more complex. When they could no longer organize the play, the gift from the children included a collaboration of written and illustrated books, and in these later years, a harmony of their angelic voices singing ‘Oh Holy Night’. I am touched by the effort and love they put into this gift each year for us.”
Featured Image by Avery Quake ’26
