Charlton’s Christmas tree-shaped cookies airbrushed for definition and topped with hand-painted gold stars make an appearance about 45 minutes into The Christmas House, a Hallmark holiday movie released last month. “I think I was so excited, I kind of cried a little bit,” said the Langford mother of two. She watched her second Hallmark movie Christmas, She Wrote the next night, waiting for the scene showcasing another batch of her holiday cookies. Charlton grew up helping her mom bake, and always loved time spent in the kitchen as a kid, especially sneaking a bite of dough or licking the beaters. But it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that she started becoming more serious about her baking. When her son Nolan started pre-school, Charlton decorated Christmas cookies for his teachers, which sparked more holiday-themed baking and requests from friends for her confections.