Stocking Your Pantry for Cookie Making

When it comes to making cookies on a whim or an urge, it's all about being well stocked in certain basics: flour, eggs, sugar (preferably light brown) baking powder and certain extras: walnuts or almonds or even pistachios and finally the extracts: almond, anise, lemon, vanilla...

And then fill your cookie jar with these precious gems...anytime you feel like it.