Hello friends and welcome to the Mini Edit from Edit Your Life. In these snack-sized mini

episodes, I answer your questions about everything from self-care to parenting, to relationships,

to home, and more. Think of me like that friend you text or call when you need a quick piece

of compassionate and candid advice.

Send me your questions. Today's mini is about cookies. Yay, cookies. One of my great joys around

the holidays is making cookies with my kids. Baking has long been how my kids and I play,

and it's also how I show love. I don't need much in terms of fancy

plans and such around the holidays, but what I do prioritize is fun baking time. I tend to make

anywhere from five to seven cookie varieties, and then I love packaging up mixed boxes for neighbors,

and then making party trays for family gatherings. Given that five to seven varieties

is a lot of cookies, we also always end up with excess to toss in the freezer. So the cookie

love continues on into the new year. I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite

recipes, some of which I've made year over year. Let's start with the super easy ones. And I will link

everything in the show notes. My first recommendation is ricotta cookies. I first tried this

ricotta cookie recipe. The recipe link is to big flavors tiny kitchen.com in 2014. And though it's

not the first cookie I reach for on the cookie plate, my family asks for them

every year. I think it's something about the soft, fluffy ricotta cookie with the icing on top.

Yum, yum. They are super easy to make, and the yield on this recipe is huge. You could easily

cut the recipe in half. My second recommendation is another classic.

Hershey's chocolate crinkle cookies, they are super easy to make and they are a family favorite.

Violet actually identified these cookies, the ricotta cookies, and then the ninja bread

cookies I will describe later as must make holiday traditions. So that is just what we're doing.

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