Unexpected Pleasure

One of the bad things about working for $job is that our customers are retail stores. As such we don't get a lot of holidays since we have to be around when our customers are around. I knew that the office here was closed for two days this week but I thought that I would be working a split week for Christmas and New Years. I am out of vacation time so I was planning on coming and and working Monday Dec 24th and Dec 31st.

The HR department just sent around an email outlining our holiday plan which included the holidays for 2007 and 2008. Wo0t! I don't have to come in on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve. Additionally I get Boxing Day off in 2008.

I love unexpected days where I don't have to work but still get paid.

Female German Cookie Recipes?

I like baking and while I don't get to do it often enough I want to make some cookies again this year. I really like making German styles of cookies, but all my recipes, save one*, call for nuts. hollyqueen is allergic so I'm trying to find some new recipes to try that aren't filled with nuts.

Any suggestions? Peanuts are acceptable, because they are a legume.

* hollyqueen doesn't care for the flavor of anise so the Springerles are out too.