I say “Take I” because this was my first practice with them; and of course, there will be a “Take II;” I just hope it’s before Valentine’s Day.  Anyway, I decided to use a chocolate chip recipe from Sugarbaker and it was so good that I ate one without even…

My sister is in town from Charlotte and she wanted to make some sugar cookies.  How can a big sister say no?  So, I told her to bring my mom over so she could watch the baby (I know, I’m cruel) and we could bake and decorate cookies.  I bought…

My mom cut out this article from The Oregonian (article by Linda Faus and Danielle Centoni, notes in parenthesis by me) some years back. It is a very helpful article for insuring good, delicious cookies. Too many recipes simply instruct bakers to “cream butter and sugar.” What that means is…