One of my favorite holiday traditions is baking cookies! Every year, I try to make cookies to share with friends and family and, to make it just a tad more fun, I design a special label to stick onto the tin.

This year, I thought I would make that label (see right) available to you as well. Just download the image (instructions included) here:

Grace's Cookie Tin Label

And courtesy of Houston Librarian Kathy Ellwood, my new favorite cookie recipe:

Ginger Cookies

• 2 cups sugar    
• 4 cups flour
• ¾ cup oleo
• 2 tsp soda
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp ginger
• 2 Tbl vinegar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½  cup molasses
• ½ tsp ground cloves

Cream oleo and sugar; add eggs one at a time and mix well.  Combine dry ingredients.  Add vinegar and molasses to sugar and egg mixture.  Add dry ingredients.  Chill dough (It will be stiff)

Roll 1-2 tsp of dough into balls and then roll in sugar.  Place on cookie sheet, do not flatten.  Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on rack.  Baked cookies may be frozen.

Makes 4-5 dozen cookies depending on size.

Enjoy!