National Gingerbread Cookie Day

It's National Gingerbread Cookie Day an annual November 21 observance.

Gingerbread cookies are a perfect taste for the holiday season and you can buy them in all shapes and sizes ...

Or make your own.

There was a time when I pursued the baking of cookies and such during the holiday season. I'm afraid those days are long gone so I purchase my baked goods these days.

The spicy cookies have been a favorite of mine for a long time now.

I was once known to stash a bag of ginger snaps in my desk to the point that coworkers would drop by with their coffee in hand for a few periodically.

Gingerbread has been around a very long time.

In the sixteenth century, Queen Elizabeth I used to have them fashioned in the likenesses of visiting dignitaries to the delight of the recipients.

They span the gamut of human celebrations from holidays — and even are tokens of love embossed with iced messages of l'amour.

Some Eastern European locales even view them as an art form.

So grab a glass of almond milk and woof a few down.