Strong Women Eat Well

Miriam E. Nelson, PhD, became a trusted expert on women’s health with her bestselling Strong Women Stay Young (Bantam, 1997), Strong Women Stay Slim (Bantam, 1998), and Strong Women, Strong Bones (Putnam, 2000) books and her monthly column in Prevention magazine, which has reached more than three million readers since 1997. She is lead author and coauthor on original research papers that have been published in distinguished peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association and the New England Journal of Medicine. In addition, she is a WebMD health and fitness expert for CNN.com.

Judy Knipe is an artist and cookbook writer and editor. In addition to The Christmas Cookie Book, she has written, with Edward J. Safdie, Spa Food and New Spa Food. She divides her time between New York City and Vermont, where the inspiration for many of these cookies was born.