Cookie Love Letters

Out of all the cookies on the holiday cookie plate, which do you love the most? We asked our editors, and some of our favorite bakers, to share their most beloved holiday cookie recipes. From nostalgic favorites to traditional must-haves, these are the love letters to cookies that might just find a place in your heart too.

Why My Favorite Holiday Cookie Is the Chocolate Chip Cookie (and Yours Should Be Too!)
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Yes, chocolate chip cookies. A decidedly non-holiday cookie. But hear me out!
Michelle Lopez
Jun 30, 2021
I’ve Been Making These “Mini Pecan Pie” Cookies Since I Was 12 Years Old
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I’ve made this tart-cookie hybrid so many times that I’ve memorized the recipe.
Daniela Galarza
Jun 28, 2021
My Favorite Christmas Cookies Aren’t Cookies at All — They’re Candied Orange Peels
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Maybe I loved them because, like me, they seemed a little out of place.
Christopher Michel
Dec 13, 2019
“Great British Bake Off” Semi-Finalist Selasi Gbormittah Shares His Favorite Holiday Cookie of All Time
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"I like to think I’m an African Black Santa Claus so I make lots of cookies, decorate them, and give them out to neighbors and kids."
Ariel Knutson
Dec 13, 2019
My All-Time Favorite Sugar Cookie Recipe Tastes as Good as It Looks
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I love this cookie with all my heart, and I really think you will too.
Faith Durand
Dec 13, 2019
This Unassuming Italian Almond Cookie Is My Favorite Holiday Treat (and It Somehow Doesn’t Have Any Butter!)
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These cookies are like nothing you've ever had before.
Ariel Knutson
Dec 12, 2019
Out of All the Holiday Cookies I Developed for Bon Appétit in 2019, These Are the Ones You Need to Try
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This is going to win your cookie swap this year.
Rick Martínez
Dec 11, 2019
My Granny Neal Only Made Her Famous Maple Coconut Christmas Bars Once a Year
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Zoë François of Zoe Bakes shares why these cookies are so important to her family Christmas, and what she did to make them a little more modern.
Zoë François
Dec 10, 2019
I Save These 4-Ingredient Christmas Cookies for Baking with My Kids
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This cookie recipe changed how I bake with my kids.
Meghan Splawn
Dec 10, 2019
The Nigella Lawson Cookies I Make Every Year (That Cook Overnight!)
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Don't worry — the oven is off. Safety first!
Lauren Kodiak
Dec 10, 2019