Let’s face it, the holidays can sometimes get people into a gift-shopping, party-planning frenzy. For bakers like myself, the feeling of glee and the spirit of Christmas generates such an excitement in the creation of a wide array of Christmas-y treats that I feel like I should live in my kitchen at least for the month of December. And it’s not necessarily like I am baking things to give as gifts with every recipe I make, but simply because it is what the mood of the season makes me want to do. I want to constantly fill my house with peppermint, gingerbread, reds and greens… All things festive in the…