A lot of the religious Christmas stories have a lot of text, but this one is more moderate in length, and cookies are a great attention grabber. I also appreciate that it showed that sometimes the Christmas miracle you hoped for doesn't always happen, but God is still there.

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Jack longs for Christmas cookies, but his mother only has enough money to make them for the poor. As she makes the cookies, his mother tells Jack the true story of the Christmas cookie. Best part: Sharing his cookie. Ages 4-10. ( )

Another beautiful story of the generous spirit of those in need themselves. Jack smells delicious cookies baking in the oven but is disappointed when they aren't for him. Times are tough and even though they have little money of their own his mother is baking them for needy families at the church. While baking, his mother tells him the story of the Christmas cookie and inspires Jack to also be generous. This also includes amazing, full page illustrations of the past and the current time of the story. A yummy cookie recipe is included! ( )