"I sure do like those Christmas cookies, sugar"

LOVE this song by the inimitable George Strait! Thought it fit rather well with the beginning of my Christmas baking for the year.

 

"I sure do like those Christmas cookies, sugar

I sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe

The ones that look like Santa Claus

Christmas trees, bells, and stars

I sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe

 

Now Christmas cookies are a special treat

The more she bakes the more I eat

And sometimes I can't get myself to stop

Sometimes she'll wait till I'm asleep

She'll take the ones I didn't eat

And put those little sprinkly things on top

 

Chorus:

I sure do like those Christmas cookies, sugar

I sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe

The ones that look like Santa Claus

Christmas trees, bells, and stars

I sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe

 

Now those sprinkly things just makes things worse

Cause it makes them taste better than they did at first

And they're absolutely impossible to resist

Some disappear to who knows where

But I make sure I get my share

And those kids just stand there waiting for the ones I miss

 

Sure do like those Christmas cookies, sugar

Sure do like those Christmas cookies, babe

 

She gets mad that they're all gone

Before she gets the icing put on

Sure do like those Christmas cookies babe

 

Now there's a benefit to all of this

That you might have overlooked or missed

So now let me tell you the best part of it all

Every time she sticks another batch in the oven

There's 15 minutes for some kissin' and'a huggin'

That's why I eat Christmas cookies all year long!

Done