That explained the look on her face. "If you've got a good recipe it's not too hard. The decorating is probably the tricky bit, but you can just have fun with it. Make a few round cookies, add some icing, and you've got baubles." They didn't need to be all the shapes she was making.
"Best thing I can tell you? Check them five minutes before the oven says they'll be ready. Half the time they'll already be done. Jane taught me that one." No one wanted burnt cookies, after all. "Have you been in town long?" This had to be her first Christmas here, at least.