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December 2nd- Holiday Butter

By: Kaima Okonkwo, Reporter • December 2, 2025
Photo Credit: Rick Holbrook
Food styling by Kaitlyn Wayne https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2023/09/19/christmas-cookies

Holiday Butter cookies are a versatile winter classic, offering a rch, buttery flavor with a tender, melt-inyour-mouth texture. THese cookies are fantastic canvas for creativity, easily decorated with colorful icings,sprinkles, or even shaped into your festive desires.

Go try out Susan Reid recipe on https://www.kingarthurbaking.com

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Kaima Okonkwo
Kaima Okonkwo, Reporter
Kaimaluchukwu Okonkwo is currently a 16-year-old  junior  attending Colonia High School. She was born and raised in a Nigerian household in New Jersey. Since she was a toddler she’s always been involved in soccer even being coached by her dad when she was little. Currently, she is participating in girl’s soccer & track and field. Her dream is to study finace or accounting coming from a family of bankers and lawyers in the past. One of her main ambitions is to play college soccer after high school. She enjoys listening to R&B/Soul music in her free time like artists such as Rihanna, The Weeknd, Bryson Tiller, Partynextdoor, and many more. Although it’s her second year writing for the Declaration she hopes to continue her writing passion and find joy in little things throughout her high school career.