Christmas Cookies Are for Giving Recipes, Stories and Tips for Making Heartwarming Gifts

SMELLS OF CINNAMON, cookie cutters, rolling and baking, eating dough, warm times with friends and family: Christmas cookies are a universal symbol of sweetness and family tradition at Christmas. But the joy of Christmas cookies goes beyond eating.In CHRISTMAS COOKIES ARE FOR GIVING, Kristin Johnson and Mimi Cumminsreawaken the fun of giving Christmas cookies, as they remember doing when they lived next door to each other when young children.From the heartwarming original short story "The Giving Christmas Cookie," whichshows a family brought together by a special cookie at Christmas, to nearly 50scrumptious recipes with mouth watering color photos, to the timely, easy directions for making homemade "Gifts in a Jar," to expert baking tips, to clever packaging ideas, CHRISTMAS COOKIES ARE FOR GIVING, shows that old-fashioned Christmas gifts are the antidote to the holiday rush. The secret to a meaningful Christmas celebration may not be in the mall, but in your pantry.More than a cookbook, this is a celebration of family, friends, and the joy of giving.Johnson, Kristin is the author of 'Christmas Cookies Are for Giving Recipes, Stories and Tips for Making Heartwarming Gifts' with ISBN 9780972347396 and ISBN 0972347399.