Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Kim Boatman column: Home Plates: Necessity is the mother of mint cookies.

Byline: Kim Boatman

Dec. 13--Sometimes when it comes to baking, half the fun is in the pursuit.

I usually try to make sure there's a ready source for ingredients listed in Home Plates recipes, but I wasn't able to find one for Starlight mint chocolates (not the hard candies by same name) to make the special Christmas cookies Irene Lyles remembers. Still, several of you adore these cookies. And perhaps a search for an appropriate substitute will be a welcome relief for those of you scurrying to find hot new gaming systems for kids and grandkids. Certainly, it will be a cheaper search!

This vintage cookie recipe involves creating a basic dough, ...

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