The Family Table: Christmas Cookie Edition

The Family Table: Christmas Cookie Edition
Kim Sutter's daughters, Amber and Heather, when they were young, with a fresh batch of Grandma Geisler's Christmas cookies. Courtesy of Kim Sutter
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We asked readers to share their best holiday cookie recipes and the stories behind them. After sifting through dozens of sweet (and buttery) submissions, here are a few that touched us most.

A Spoonful of Love From Grandma’s Kitchen

Submitted by Kim Sutter, Owasso, Oklahoma

I have lovely memories of my grandmother Helen. She was the storybook picture of what a grandma should be: rosy-cheeked, slightly plump, apron-wearing, spoon in hand, full of lilting laughter, singing songs I’d never heard, and she always smelled like flowers.