It’s December first, and oh what a glorious day! The first thing I did upon getting to my desk was fire up iTunes, play A Charlie Brown Christmas, and discover Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies.

Shown here are the apricot scented Seven-Layer Cookies. With a name like that, you just know it’s the holidays.

When I was in high school, my mom gave me a copy of Rose’s Christmas Cookies- definitely one of my favorite presents of all time, because it’s what really got me baking. I’ve known many cookbooks, and tried many cookie recipes, since then- but I won’t hesitate to say that this one is the best.

Rose is Rose Levy Beranbaum of The Cake Bible fame. Oh, and she blogs!