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Gluten-Free Holiday Bliss Cookie Bars
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Our 21 Cutest Christmas Recipes, Ranked From Easy To Difficult
Gingerbread Snowflakes
Gingerbread Snowflakes
4 Ratings
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Swirled Citrus Butter Cookies
3 Ratings
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Brown Sugar and Rye Shortbread
2 Ratings
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Strawberry Malted Milk Meringues
1 Rating
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Pecan Pie Cookies
132 Ratings
heart-shaped sugar cookies decorated with pink, red, and white icing with polka dots, lips, and marbled effects
The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies
11,248 Ratings
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Easy Sugar Cookies
8,494 Ratings
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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
18,653 Ratings
Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
12,323 Ratings
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Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles
6,946 Ratings
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Big Soft Ginger Cookies
6,801 Ratings
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
2,474 Ratings
Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
519 Ratings
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Iced Pumpkin Cookies
4,566 Ratings
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Best Soft Christmas Cookies
1,617 Ratings
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Best Gingerbread Men Cookies
378 Ratings
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Russian Tea Cakes
1,548 Ratings
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
4,514 Ratings
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Mexican Wedding Cookies
352 Ratings
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Nanaimo Bars
359 Ratings
Peanut Butter Bars
3,046 Ratings
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Raspberry and Almond Shortbread Thumbprints
2,795 Ratings
Biscotti
1,115 Ratings
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Coconut Macaroons
1,577 Ratings
Gramma's Date Squares
459 Ratings
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Buckeye Balls
941 Ratings
Scotcharoos
389 Ratings
Molasses Cookies
1,080 Ratings
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Best Snowball Cookies
597 Ratings
Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
11,049 Ratings
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Pizzelle
178 Ratings
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Jam Filled Butter Cookies
1,277 Ratings
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Rosettes
123 Ratings
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White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies
1,439 Ratings
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Cranberry Orange Cookies
1,324 Ratings
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Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
1,803 Ratings
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Macarons (French Macaroons)
364 Ratings
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Pfeffernusse Cookies
235 Ratings
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Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies
5,022 Ratings
Oatmeal Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
84 Ratings
Six Christmas wreath cookies on a red tray.
Christmas Wreaths
240 Ratings
Easy Lemon Cookies
1,883 Ratings
Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies stacked on a green plate
Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies
81 Ratings
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Cream Cheese Kolacky
325 Ratings
Norwegian Krumkake
27 Ratings
Cocoa Rum Balls
254 Ratings
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
622 Ratings
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Our Top 20 Most Cherished Christmas Cookies
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Shortbread
1,513 Ratings
Peanut Butter Balls
449 Ratings
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Christmas Cornflake Wreath Cookies
182 Ratings
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Peanut Blossoms
695 Ratings
Grandma's Gingersnaps
478 Ratings
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Perfect Thumbprint Cookies
84 Ratings
Perfect Vegan Sugar Cookies
20 Ratings
Traditional Swedish Pepparkakor
35 Ratings
Cinnamon Palmiers
70 Ratings
Caramel Shortbread Squares
921 Ratings
Homemade Peppermint Patties
246 Ratings
Meringue Mushrooms
175 Ratings
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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
1,048 Ratings