Every holiday season, my mother and I bake cookies and desserts together. Not only for ourselves to enjoy, but to give. My parents always give a plate of cookies to the security guards at our local Air Force Base, on Christmas. Desserts are also given to friends, family, and neighbors.

Chocolate Pixies entered the traditional bake-a-thon about three or four years ago, along with chocolate covered pretzels. Easy to make, fun to watch bake (as the chocolate cracks and the confectioners sugar separates, without somehow penetrating the cracks), and yummy to eat. Not only is it a comforting, now nostalgic recipe to make, but is great to give as a gift, or to uplift someone's spirits, regardless of the time of year.