RecipesPecan Goody Cups These miniature tarts feature whole pecans, a caramel-like filling, and a butter and cream cheese crust that melts right in your mouth. —Janice Hose, Hagerstown, Maryland
RecipesPecan Roll-Ups This recipe is so delicious and is sure to become a favorite of your family. The pecans make them so rich.—Lee B. Roberts, Racine, Wisconsin
RecipesCherry Pinwheel Cookies A crisp, light textured cookie with a mild cherry flavor will add great color to your holiday cookie tray.—Jenn Reagan, Maple Valley, Washington
RecipesAlmond Cherry Biscotti I love baking all kinds of cookies, but since I’m Italian, biscotti is my all-time favorite. I remember nibbling on these as a child each Christmas.
RecipesCranberry Pecan Oatmeal Cookies I needed a new holiday cookie, so I tweaked an old 4-H recipe. This updated oatmeal cookie with cranberries and nuts is my family’s all-time favorite. —Tammy Hoggatt, Omaha, Nebraska
RecipesChewy Good Oatmeal Cookies These are the best oatmeal cookies with all my favorite extras: dried cherries, white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. —Sandy Harz, Spring Lake, Michigan
RecipesCandy Cane Snowballs I bake dozens of kinds of Christmas cookies to give to family and friends. I came up with this recipe when I had leftover candy canes. We dip the snowballs into a white candy coating, then into crushed peppermint candy. —Debby Anderson, Stockbridge, Georgia
RecipesEnglish Tea Cakes These unique cookies are baked in muffin cups, giving them a perfectly round shape. I sometimes omit the nuts and decorate the cookies for holidays. —Beverly Christian, Fort Worth, Texas
RecipesChocolate Chip Almond Cookies My husband likes the flavor and texture of these cookies. Milk chocolate chips and sliced almonds make them deliciously different. My mother-in-law shared the recipe with me.
RecipesViennese Cookies A Swedish friend shared this recipe with me many years ago. A chocolate glaze tops tender cookies filled with apricot jam. —Beverly Stirrat, Mission, British Columbia
RecipesCranberry Nut Swirls This recipe originated with my sister-in-law. It gets used a lot over the holidays when we want to pull a fast one on the guys in our family. They claim they don’t like cranberries in any shape or form, but everyone enjoys these. —Carla Hodenfield, Ray, North Dakota
RecipesCherry Pecan Dreams Packed with fruit, nuts and vanilla chips, these are always a treat. To vary the flavor, swap in dried cranberries or apricots for the cherries, and pistachios for the pecans. —Mary Ann Mariotti, Plainfield, Illinois
RecipesVanilla Crescents These cookies are especially cozy at Christmastime, but are wonderful all year long. Try them dipped into hot tea or coffee.—Cara McDonald, Winter Park, Colorado
RecipesRaspberry Almond Strips Get ready to pour yourself a cup of tea, because you won’t be able to resist sampling one of these cookies. Almonds add taste and texture to the simple strips that are dressed up with raspberry pie filling. —Taste of HomeTest Kitchen
RecipesApricot Raisin Rugelach Rugelach is a classic addition to holiday trays. The flaky, buttery pastry slices encase a spiced fruit and walnut filling. —Laurie Klett, Hamilton, Michigan
RecipesAlmond Biscotti I’ve learned to bake a double batch of these crisp dunking cookies, because one batch goes too fast! —H. Michaelsen, St. Charles, Illinois