One of the reasons I love this time of year is that Mrs. BA is a fantastic cook and baker. She was making cutout cookies the the day, and asked if I wanted anything special.
Well, duh.
Who wouldn’t want a cookie that’s bigger on the inside than the outside?
And of course, more apropos of the season:
MMMmmmmmm. Sacrilicious.
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December 24th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
first! from spain
feliz navidad!
December 24th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Best thing I’ve seen all day.
December 24th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Delectable. It begs the question, however (and I am so sorry that this is necessary): are they edible? I’m asking ’cause Martha Stewart once made a Wii cake… it wasn’t edible!
December 24th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
A, joyful, peaceful and blessed Christmas to all of you and your families! Relax and enjoy the happiness of the next few days.
December 24th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
This is where frosting-pipe-envy enters the picture for me. I’ve always been great with the nuts and bolts of baking delicious diabetes-inducing treats for all occasions, but I usually wind up giving the helm to my first mate (read: whomever is on hand at the time) when it comes time to actually make those cookies and cupcakes LOOK pretty. You are a very lucky fellow – both for the deliciousness, and for having a spouse who is willing to indulge your TARDIS fantasies. Joyeux Noël !
December 24th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Even my wife (also a great cook and baker) approves of these creations.
December 24th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Awesome.
… But where are FSM’s Glorious Meatballs?
December 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Merry Christmas, Happy holidays, Seasons Greetings, Reasons Greetings, and on and on.
Remember: Don’t Drink and Drive, and everyone have a safe and Happy New Year!
December 24th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
They look delicious!
December 24th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Time And Relative Dimension in Sugar
December 24th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Happy Newtonmas!
December 24th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Time and Relative Dimensions in Sweets!
December 24th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
And don’t forget Festivus for the rest of us!
December 24th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
The Christmas season is all about the Lord who saveth us from Daleks, Cybermen and Assorted Evil Overlords. Remember that The Doctor is the reason for the season.
Now when will they hurry up and broadcast the Xmas special?!?!!!One!
December 24th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Santa has just left Ireland!!! On his way to the Azores!
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html
December 24th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
WOW! That Santa is amazing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHn6L_k_8KM
December 24th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Phil, did you see the BBC America bumper with the Doctor, the TARDIS, and eight reindeer? Hmm, I probably just spoiled it for you….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52MGInJuP60
And here’s the BBC1 promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-q9wzrXW3o
December 24th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Good job, Mrs. BA!
December 24th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Personally, I think a cookie that’s bigger on the inside than on the outside sounds a bit horrifying, especially with all the extra cookies and cakes this time of year. Now, if it could shrink on the inside, that’d be a lot handier.
December 24th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
A police condom and a Cthulu cookie? Everyone keeps Xmas in their own way, I guess…
just kidding
. Looks awesome! Merry Xmas all
December 24th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
who cares !
December 24th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Sweet!
I would choose the FSM, though.
December 24th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
This is one of the reasons we adore Phil and Mrs. BA. They just overflow with coolness!
Have the happiest of holidays, from our family to yours!
December 25th, 2009 at 3:27 am
Brilliant!
A few years back i made a ginger bread tardis:
http://community.livejournal.com/doctorwho/2712690.html
Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!!
December 25th, 2009 at 7:31 am
Took me a second on the lower pic, at first I though it was a Flumph from the old, old version of Dungeons and Dragons (the ones that are always getting squished in the Order of the Stick webcomic) and then it dawned on me, it’s the Flying Spaghetti Monster!
Merry Christmas to Phil and all the BA Blog devotees!!
December 25th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
How’d Mrs. BA get the leaf pattern on the FSM cookie like that? It’s very pretty. And can we have that glaze recipe?
December 25th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Good work!
December 25th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Holli, I’m not sure if you’re serious or not, but that’s a plate the cookie was sitting on.
December 26th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Those are some awesome cookies
FSM is sacrilicious!
I wrote a little something yesterday, with the season in mind
Frag it if you find it too contentious, Phil, but it is written for the skeptical atheists to enjoy 
Some folk would like us to believe,
That “God” made Adam first, then Eve.
A paradise he made their home,
And in it they could freely roam.
One simple rule they had to heed,
Do not partake from this one tree.
While innocent they scampered ’bout,
A serpent crept in from without.
As hard as this might be to take,
they claim it was this talking snake.
That drove poor Eve to act a pig,
And snack upon the holy fig.
Then “God” appeared, ‘What’s going on?
Why did you commit this wrong?
And disobey my only rule,
And play me for the absent fool?’
So Eve replied, ‘That’s not the case,
We simply did not know our place,
Simple minded we did forage,
Directed to the tree of knowledge.
You who kept us dumb and pliant,
Placid pets without defiance,
We simply ate fruit from a tree,
So why can’t you just let us be?’
And “God” more than a might displeased,
Spewed forth his hatred and disease,
Evicting Adam and his girl,
To wander naked in the world.
Judged their children for a crime,
That happened way before their time.
And while the sin was said to stick,
The real sin is ‘God’s a prick.
But luck would have it, he’s a fable,
Prayed to at the dinner table,
Praised and paraded in the church,
By the con man from his perch,
Who speaks of Adam and his rib,
And tells us all the other fibs,
And how each of us must strive,
To let the church control our lives,
And proclaim ‘Our god is best!’,
When compared to all the rest.
My point is made, this rhyme is done
The only god we need… is none.
(Except for FSM of course! RAmen!)
December 30th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Phil, you have to send the cookie picture into the FSM website! very awesome.
December 30th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Phil,
Not sure if you watch this blog or not, but they had a Dr. Who special:
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunday-sweets-doctor-who.html
Enjoy!
January 3rd, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Fantastic! Now I know what I’ll make for my son’s birthday. He’ll be 7 and well into the 11th Doctor by his next birthday but the TARDIS is always with us!