Disarray in the kitchen, the smell of burning wafting above the oven, and sore muscles in the forearms are the symbols of Christmas preparations - at least when I get down to baking cookies or gingerbreads.As usual, the first batch went down the garbage, but the next one was delicious and disappeared before I was able to take it off the baking tray. It isn't a recipe for traditional gingerbreads, which I will be preparing this weekend, but for…
