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Seventy-something and still the fastest cookie scooper in the county. Write Grandma's recipes down before they disappear.

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Printable Christmas Cookie Recipe Cards

Write down grandma's cookie recipes before they disappear. The Only Grans card maker turns a recipe into a pretty printable card. Print two: one for the box, one for the cousin who always asks.

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How to Ship Christmas Cookies Without Breaking Them

Pick sturdy cookies like shortbread or snickerdoodles over delicate ones. Stack them in pairs back to back, wrap in plastic, and pack snugly in a tin inside a box with padding. Ship early in the week so they don't sit in a warehouse.

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National Cookie Day: Start a Family Recipe Box

Happy National Cookie Day! Ask the best baker in your family for one recipe this week and write it on a card with their name and the year. Ten years from now, that card is gold.

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Christmas Cookie Puns for Gift Tags

You're one smart cookie. Have yourself a merry little crispness. Nobody bakes it like Grandma, but I'm trying, and smoke alarms are a form of applause.

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Why Chill Cookie Dough? Less Spread, More Flavor

Chilling cookie dough for at least 30 minutes firms up the butter, so cookies spread less and bake thicker. Longer chills also deepen the flavor. Patience is a cookie ingredient.

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How to Freeze Cookie Dough for the Holidays

Scoop dough into balls, freeze on a tray, then bag them for up to about 3 months. Bake from frozen and add a minute or two to the bake time. Warm cookies in 15 minutes whenever company shows up.