Today the residual effects of Hurricane Sandy have left snow on the ground and the chilly winds continue to howl outside my windows. I told myself this would be the perfect day to hunker in and attempt to get caught up on my nutrition homework. But of course, throughout the day I have found numerous things to distract myself. Between video lectures regarding the processes of digestion, I headed to the kitchen and threw together some cookies. What can be better on a chilly day than the smell of fresh cookies wafting from the kitchen? I can think of nothing better! My joy of baking cookies goes way back. When my boys were growing up, I always made it a point to have some home made cookies in a glass jar on the kitchen counter for them. It made me smile to hear the familiar sound the shiny metal lid made as someone carefully unscrewed it and reached in to sneak a little treat. I have missed that cookie jar. With my nutrition studies, I am now torn with the craving fo