Scent Notes: Warm pfeffernusse cookies: orange, cardamom, allspice, black pepper, anise, gourmet vanilla, buttery cookie dough, a pinch of salt, and powdered sugar.

Linda was proud of her great-grandmother’s pfeffernusse cookie recipe and made them every year, without fail, for Christmas. It didn’t matter that she didn’t particularly like the taste of them, it was the principle of the matter: You make pfeffernusse at Christmas, every year, because it’s a family tradition. End of story. She didn’t make the rules. Plus, she loved the way they smelled, all sugar and spice, and she had won her office-wide Christmas cookie bake-off for the last four years with these cookies. If she won this year (and she intended to), she’d be the first ever employee to win five years in a row.... Click here to read the rest of the story!