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For years, I was all about Christmas cookies.

Over the course of several days, I'd bake like 18 dozen of six or seven kinds of cookies. I'd make trays to share with friends and coworkers. I'd try new recipes, adding to the basic repertoire every year. It was always fun.

And then something happened. I lost my Christmas spirit and with it, my desire to bake Christmas cookies.

But recently, I decided enough was enough and I dug out the recipe box and whipped up several batches of old favorites.

But first a few tips from the experts:

Flour: When measuring flour, rely more on weight, than meas...