It's our favorite time of year - time to bake holiday cookies! Whether you plan to share with neighbors or co-workers, send to friends far away, or serve at home, cookies are an easy and fun time to express your kitchen creativity and celebrate the season.

 

IN THIS ISSUE, we offer three cookie recipes with plenty of visual appeal for the holiday cookie plate. From biscotti-like Holiday Slices and classic Gingerbread people, to buttery Finnish Almond Logs, these cookies will become permanent additions to your holiday cookie repertoire. We also offer tips for planning your holiday baking, achieving baking success, and putting together a cookie exchange.

We'd like to take this time to THANK YOU for making our Bring a Bag, Feed a Family campaign such a huge success! Since beginning the effort in late 2009, you have helped us raise over $1747.10 for the Greensboro Urban Ministry's Food Bank!

Every time a customer makes a purchase and brings their own shopping bag, a dime is put in the "Feed a Family" cookie jar. The contents of the jar are then donated to the Greensboro Urban Ministry Food Bank. This allows us to help the environment by using fewer disposable bags, and also help Greensboro's families in need!