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We're grateful for any gift we receive -- especially when it's edible. Come the holidays, that happens more and more and it is grand (because it almost always means COOKIES). While most Christmas cookies are 100 percent awesome, they aren't all created equal. Some are better than others. And actually some, some are just downright bad. We ranked them in order from best to worst because, well, someone had to. If you're planning on doing any holiday baking, this list may be a helpful guide as to which cookies you should bake and which you need to steer clear of...

It’s Throwback Thursday! And Christmas is right around the corner!If we weren’t packing up for our trip to the mountain bunker for the winter I’d be making a batch of throwback Christmas cookies today. With a recipe from my throwback Christmas cookie recipe bookWith my old throwback cookie press.I’d probably not be using my old throwback spices, as we all now that they should be discarded after 6 months. Nobody told our Moms that; back before the great disposable society those rusty little suckers would be tucked away in a corner of the cupboard for decades on end. In fact,...

President Bush began his day with a call to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and discussed the continued path to peace in Israel. After Bush had his daily intelligence briefings, he headed to a local food bank to help pack food for need families this Christmas. Later in the day, the President signed the the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002. Enjoy your daily dose of Dubya!