Kringles and Christmas Platters

I made these little bastards yesterday.  My Xmas baking is done for this year. Kringles always give me fits.

 They are fine up to this point.

 And they look good before they go in the oven.

 These barely passed the acceptability test.

And my husband is always thrilled to see this happen.  He ate all of these in one sitting.  If you are crazy enough to make these, here is the link to the recipe:

http://octoberfarm.blogspot.com/2011/01/kringlesyum.html

Good luck!  I must say that when you use this recipe to make 2 big kringles, they are much easier to make.

 Meanwhile, I've been wrapping all of the platters.  This is the first one I made.

 I found this on Etsy last summer and bought some to use on my Xmas platters. They are copper spirit fairies.  The artist adorns each one with intricate bead work, in this case, a beaded sash. (click for a closer look). She also has a small candle attached behind her. Flames are etched into the copper at her feet.  I think they are so special.

 This year, instead of cookie platters, these are loaded with traditional Xmas desserts. Here you can see a fruitcake and my kipples.

 More kipples and mincemeat tarts.

 A jar of hard sauce for the tarts and plum pudding.  Okay, a few cookies thrown in too though I really made very few this year. My daughter made these.

 The plum puddings.  I am very happy with how they turned out. I topped each with sprigs of holly from the garden. Everyone gets a stollen too.

Everything packaged and ready to be turned into Xmas platters that will be delivered this afternoon.

Merry Xmas Eve!!!