From gluten free and vegan to classics remade, these are cookies that are so worth the effort!
Photo by Pavel Gramatikov
What’s not to love about classic linzers? Choose a festive cookie cutter shape, and give this old favorite an update with the irresistible combination of chocolate and hazelnuts.
One recipe, two delicious cookies! Peppermint extract and finely crushed candy canes flavor one, fresh vanilla beans the other. So cute, and gluten free, too.
A really classy take on an iced and decorated cookie, these snowflake-inspired gingerbread cookies are the best excuse ever to get out the sprinkles and dragees and sanding sugar and have some fun.
Like your favorite chocolate chip cookie just met up with a bunch of sweet dried cherries and got doused with vanilla extract—so good!
Perhaps the most coveted cookie of the season, these wreath-inspired shortbread cookies—created by the ever-so-creative Craftsman & Wolves team—graced the cover of Bon Appétit’s 2014 holiday issue. If you can’t get your hands on edible flowers, candied rosemary and cranberries make a simple—yet stunning—decoration.
Crisp and chewy peppermint perfection, with a generous dusting of snowy powdered sugar.=
Here’s a super simple drop cookie that bakes up in minutes, and makes your kitchen smell like cinnamon. A quick glaze and you’re done!
Perfect for our gluten-free friends, these pillowy meringue cookies add a little something different—not to mention elegant—to the Christmas tins.
The intricate patterns make these cookies look complicated, but they’re actually as easy as can be—you can make patterns with an embossing mat, a lace doily, an embossed glass or a decorative rolling pin. Simply roll over or press to imprint the dough, and voila!
Russian teacakes, Mexican wedding cakes, snowballs, meltaways—whatever you call them, these deliciously simple slice-and-bake cookies are sure to have you dreaming of a “white” Christmas.
Got a jam-packed holiday schedule? These chocolate confections are the epitome of quick and easy, with just three ingredients and less than 30 minutes of kitchen time required.
Bedeck your cookie selection with these jewel-toned beauties. Different flavors of jam are the perfect way to add color and variety with minimal effort.
Cinnamon, coconut and chocolate—could a cookie ask for anything more? How about being perfectly crisp, delicate, and oh so pretty?
When it comes to holiday tradiition, this cookie is a big one for our Editor-In-Chief, Aida. Her great grandmother first made these for the holidays and they've been made every year since for four generations!
One holiday cookie we've been making for years? This chocolate chunk orange biscotti that reminds us of our favorite Tuscan biscotti shop!
We love Italian cookies because they're simple to make, not too sweet, and always super interesting. These Venetian cookies known as Zaleti with currants, cornmeal, and almond liqueur are just that!
When in doubt go super classic. And there's nothing more classic than Madeleine cookies (just ask Proust)! Even if you've never made these cookies before, this recipe will make it a cinch.
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