Cookies are everywhere right now. People are gathering for festive neighborhood cookie exchanges and boxes of carefully-curated homemade cookies are being left on doorsteps around the world. There are a lot of cookie cookbooks available at bookstores now, too–The Great Minnesota Cookie Book, King Arthur…

I’ve had a tough week and oatmeal cookies seemed like a good idea. Recipe: Oatmeal Cookies 1/2 C. pecan halves (chopped fine) 1 C. Shortening 1 C. packed dark brown sugar 1 C. granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 t. vanilla extract 1 1/2 C. flour…