You can’t eat a cookie and be sad at the same time. It’s been said before, and I have to reiterate. Cookies make one’s spirit bright! Cookies are a childhood treat that, if only for a few moments, transport you to childhood to remember the simple pleasure of tasting a specially-made, warm, delicious cookie and maybe even dunking it in a glass of ice-cold milk. And none of the soy or fat-free stuff we are all drinking now… whole milk, creamy, cold, and white. Ahh, those were the good old days!

Well, let’s all relax for a minute and read over a few recipes that are tried and true in my own kitchen, and that I think you will love. If you package them in a pretty gift bag, your recipient will love them, too!  (I have found really cute, inexpensive bags to package holiday cookies in at Hobby Lobby…