More than a cookbook, Christmas Cookies Are for Giving is a celebration of family, friends and the joy of giving. Stories, recipes, tips and more... 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 Cummins reawaken the fun of giving Christmas cookies as homemade Christmas gifts.

From the original short story "The Giving Christmas Cookie," which shows a family brought together by a special cookie recipe at Christmas, to nearly 50 scrumptious recipes with beautiful photos, to the timely, easy directions for making homemade "Gifts in a Jar," Christmas Cookies Are for Giving shows that old-fashioned Christmas gifts are an antidote to cynicism about Christmas. The secret to celebrating your family and friends may not be in the mall, but in your pantry where you'll find the ingredients to make Butterball Santas, Cranberry Decadent Cookies, and Vanillekipferl-The Giving Christmas Cookie.

Made to be used, this book comes with an essential lay-flat binding and wipe-clean cover. With full-color photos of each cookie, plus tips for baking, storing, giving, and shipping, Christmas Cookies Are for Giving is a must-have book for all who love to make homemade gifts in the warmth of the family kitchen.

"...a collaborative effort that is pure magic. Used appropriately, it will make your kitchen smell like the holidays, your family happy and your Christmas gifts sing songs of good will." Carolyn Howard-Johnson, award-winning author of This is the Place

"The book captures the joy of doing your own cookie making...a great guide for discovering the secrets of great baking." Westchester World

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 Cummins reawaken the fun of giving Christmas cookies, as they remember doing when they lived next door to each other when young children.

Kristin Johnson is an award-winning writer and a graduate of the University of Southern California Master of Professional Writing Program. She currently lives and writes in Palm Desert, California.

Mimi Cummins is the webmaster of Christmas-Cookies.com, the most comprehensive repository of Christmas cookie recipes on the Internet. She lives and bakes in Quebec, Canada.

Introduction
The Giving Christmas Cookie
Christmas Cookie Baking: Tips and Hints
Christmas Cookie Recipes
Christmas Cookie Gift Presentation
Shipping Christmas Cookies
Gifts in a Jar
Christmas Cookie Stories
Index