I Don’t Do Christmas Cookies

There are a dozen other things I’d rather do than bake Christmas cookies, including trimming my dog Clementine’s toenails, or possibly writing. It takes a lot to motivate me to bake or cook, and unless I’ve been tricked into having people over for dinner, I’d rather not, especially if the prep andcooking time involves over forty-five minutes,the meal has more than 3 ingredients, orrequires an extra trip to the supermarket.

Yet, I often thought it would be nice to surprise friends and family by...