The Cookie Fairy

Sylvia Leighton is the cookie fairy.

I'd met her once before, and yesterday I had the pleasure of her company over brunch with extended family. She bakes cookies every day (!) to give to people as part of her own personal ministry to to "encourage smiles on faces and joy in hearts."

From talking with her, I understand that she has quite an arsenal of cookie recipes. They're delicious, she is both a skilled baker, and a skilled smile-maker. Sylvia really put her finger on the force driving a lot of home bakers: the ability to give a gift of unadulterated pleasure.