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it’s true. i’ll be spending the next 10 days baking 40 different types of cookies (because variety is the spice of life, no?!) many are cookies that i’ve already included here on cookieblogger, but some are new, and i’ll be posting those recipes over the next few days.

a friend asked me why would i bake so many cookies, and it was easy to respond. we give cookie platters as gifts to some of our friends and relatives here in seattle as well as shipping some back east to my family back there. for family, especially, there are long-held memories and traditions in some of these cookies that go back generations. for friends, it is a way to share our love in a time when gift-giving often loses its meaning. and for me, baking centers me like yoga or meditation does for many.

but that’s a lot of cookies to bake, you may ask? yes, but i like to give cookies at the height of their freshness, so for me, i know by baking in these next 10 days guarantees that they’re the freshest and best cookies i can give. every cookie leaves my home with a little piece of my heart. and i think my cookie recipients know that. it’s what makes them extra-special, no?

so, if you’re like me and gearing up for a baking binge, enjoy yourself and have fun. and crank up those holiday tunes!