Santa and I were chatting it up this morning in our Christmas plaza.

He told me about two little girls who visited with him earlier this week.

They looked to be three and four years old. Cuties.

After their chat, Santa added: "Oh, and girls -- thank you so much for those delicious cookies you left for me last year on Christmas Eve. They were extra yummy!"

Those pixies' eyes grew wider and wider ... until one piped up.

"Then how come you took the plate?!"