11 Days of Cookies: Day Seven

On the seventh day, I tasted love again, from a surprising source. Tacoma's Westgate Safeway, newly remodeled and chichi, has long been my daughter's favorite place to birthday cake window-shop. Kimmi, Safeway baker extraordinaire, talked about love going into the cookies.  She mentioned that a baker in a good mood produces a good product.  Combine a surly baker with butter, sugar, flour, and heat, and the product can turn ugly.  I felt the love, as the butter star cookie melted in my mouth.  It was small but delightfully lovely. â€" Jessica Corey-Butler