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Every December, I look forward to devoting a full day — sometimes two — to baking cookies for friends and family. In the rush of the holiday season, I consider it a real luxury to spend an entire day ...

Cookie boxes packed to the brim with sweets are my favorite thing to give during the holidays. For 11 months of the year, I’m not really a baker. But as soon as the calendar flips to December, my ...