I did all my cooking baking during the holidays and everything turned out pretty good. I didn’t bake tons of cookies and bakery items, because I didn’t want any cookies left after the holidays. After my company and family left, I didn't want any temptation. I enjoy getting out the once a year bakery supplies and baking the traditional treats. I have some friends who bake their traditional cooking recipes and I especially look forward to going over and having a cup of coffee with my one friend’s homemade biscotti, yummy and beautiful Christmas cookies and some sweet nuts. She definitely has that bakers touch and I can’t even come close to her baking genius. I don’t know what cookbook or cooking recipes she uses for her cooking baking, but her treats are scrumptious. She tells me many of her cooking recipes for the holidays were what her German grandma baked way back when. She keeps her recipes in the family, and that is ok with me as long as I can come over every holiday and eat some of her fantastic treats.