There are Christmas gifts which transcend time, place, and the people who give or receive them. Sometimes, these gifts do not immediately appear to reach that level. And yet, when you scratch beneath the surface, you’ll find these gifts, however mundane, aspire to greatness and succeed. Such is the case with my Grandma’s cookies.

I’ve seen the beginning of the end of the world, as we know it and the vision arrived in a fortune cookie. I’m not kidding! Real end of the world stuff! Dog and cats sleeping together, sheep chasing lions around, early birds and worms hanging out and drinking coffee and stuff.