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A Cookie Tour

Baker’s Wisdom • Baking can be pleasurable and stress-relieving—until your cookies turn out crumbly, burnt or dense and you don’t know why. Here are eight tips to help you skip the guesswork and bake beautiful treats every time.

COOKIE WONDER LAND

CRUMB AND GET IT • When two former Chatelaine Test Kitchen besties reunited for their first cookbook, they turned to their childhood love of baking. The result? This ultimate guide to gifting cookies, for every taste and occasion.

Whip It! • Chatelaine’s whipped shortbread cookie is the most popular recipe this magazine has ever published in its nearly 100-year history. The dough for it is simple, and simply delicious: buttery, tender and infinitely adaptable. Here are five ways to turn the OG version into a veritable cookie buffet.

Easier Than Pie • Don’t fuss with a pastry crust! These dessert squares deliver a rich base and decadent filling in way less time, with way less effort. Bonus: they make excellent wrapped-up host gifts.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE, ACCORDING TO SCIENCE • To create the CCC of your dreams—whether it’s chewy, crispy, crumbly or soft—simply tweak the ingredients and techniques.

Hip to Be Square

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Doctors’ Notes

All the Trends to Have on Your Radar This Winter

ST. KITTS • With lush mountainscapes, pristine beaches and unfussy luxury, this tiny Caribbean island is a sunny escape like no other.

PAGING DR. SHAZ AND DR. SHEILA • The hosts of The Doc Talk podcast have heard all of your midlife health questions—the good, the bad and the mortifying. They have answers.

SO YOU’RE GLP CURIOUS… • Q I’m not obese or diabetic, but I put on weight during perimenopause. I desperately want to lose 15 pounds. I feel so bad about my body. How can I qualify for a GLP-1?

Midlife Molly’s Guide to Staying Healthy, from Head to Vulva • Women in midlife often do a great job of prioritizing everyone except themselves—but if the pilot goes down, so does the plane. So, in addition to the standard important things you should be trying to do, like getting enough sleep, moving your body and eating well (we know, easier said than done), here are the health checks and vaccinations the docs say you should think about in this stage of life.

The Curious Case of the Disappearing Lady Parts • Q I heard your labia and clitoris can literally disappear during menopause. Please tell me this isn’t true! And if it is, is there anything I can do about it?

REALITY CHECK • Q I know I’m not supposed to believe everything I see on TikTok, but I really like this wellness influencer. How can I tell if what she’s sharing is legit?

What Makes a Mother? • As a non-biological mom, I had no roadmap for untraditional parenthood. When my own mom died, I desperately searched to find my place.

THAT’S A WRAP! • No matter who you’re ticking off your list this holiday season—and beyond—our annual made-in-Canada gift guide has you covered. Consider this your zero-stress cheat sheet to legendary gifting.

Chef’s Treat • Between new Canadian specialty pantry importers, local kitchen shops and even trusty ol’ Costco, it’s never been easier to shop for the obsessive home chef in your life.