Soft, chewy gingerbread blondies with a crisp lemon glaze.Slice into squares or triangles to look like little Christmas trees! This year, I only had enough energy to decorate one type of Christmas cookie.Luckily, it was my adorable Christmas Lights Cookies, and they impressed my kid so much that I think I could have phoned in the rest of the holiday baking.

I also made these Gingerbread Cut-Outs with Cranberry Glaze (cuz Camille loves the pink color!), my Christmas M&M Sugar Cookie Bars, and my Chocolate-Covered Cherry Fudge.I think that about covers it in the Christmas baking department.So now, I can focus on the other holiday stressors, right? Like, buying gifts, gift wrapping, mailing holiday cards, oh and also: we're in the middle of moving.

Did I tell you we close on our new house just a few days before Christmas? I've been stress baking a lot.A lot.My holiday season hasn't included nearly enough gingerbread, and I knew I needed to remedy that.

Gingerbread is the best holiday flavor in my opinion, and in years past, I've made gingerbread flan, a gingerbread latte, and a mini gingerbread loaf.This year, I'm all about these gingerbread blondies with lemon glaze.My small-batch blondies made in a 8x8" pan are practically famous (you can always trust a non-chocolate lover to make incredible blondies), and with the addition of some gingerbread spices (ground ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves), they're even better.

These remind me

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