It’s that time of year — cookie season is here.
Pull out the flour and sugar, preheat the oven, line your baking sheets and choose a few new recipes to try for holiday gatherings.
5-Ingredient Vanilla Almond Snowballs — White Lights on Wednesday
A Charlie Brown Christmas Sugar Cookies — Pink Apron Baker
Almond Crunch Cookies — Call Me PMc
Apple Pie Snickerdoodles — Endlessly Inspired
Candy Cane Blossoms — Baked Perfection
Chewy Dark Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies — The Sweet Chick
Chocolate & Brown Butter Madeleines — Heather’s French Press
Chocolate Dipped Macaroons — Making Memories with Your Kids
Chocolate Malt Cookies — Chocolate, Chocolate and More
Shortbread Bites — Mrs. Happy Homemaker
Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies — Sweet Twist of Blogging
Christmas Chocolate Drops — Love Bakes Good Cakes
Chunky Monkey Cookies — Cooking with Curls
Cinnamon Pecan Toffee Cookies — FoodBabbles
Cookie Christmas Tree — White Lights on Wednesday
Cookies & Cream Cookies — Chocolate, Chocolate and More
Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies — 365 Days of Baking
Dark Chocolate Tiger Cookies — Chocolate, Chocolate and More
Dark Chocolate Orange Shortbread — White Lights on Wednesday
Death By Mint Chocolate Cookies — Life Made Simple
Double Cruncher Cookies with Fudge Filling — A Bright and Beautiful Life
Double Chocolate Cranberry Cookies — White Lights on Wednesday
German Cinnamon Stars — The Cottage
Gingerbread Madeleines — Created by Diane
Gingerbread Men — Chocolate, Chocolate and More
Grandma’s Sugar Cookies — Chocolate, Chocolate and More
Homemade Peppermint “Oreos” — Amy’s Cooking Adventures
Iced Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies — Munchkin Munchies
Italian Butter Cookies — The Toasted Sprinkle
Italian Lemon Drop Cookies — White Lights on Wednesday
Kourabiethes (Greek Butter Cookies) — White Lights on Wednesday
Lemon Ginger Snaps — It Bakes Me Happy
Linzer Cookies — Jen’s Favorite Cookies
Magic Christmas Bars — Chocolate, Chocolate and More
Maple Glazed Oatmeal Cookies — Chocolate, Chocolate and More
No-Bake Snowball Cookies — Jellibean Journals
Nutella, Brown Butter & Chocolate Chip Cookies — Club Narwhal
Nutty Toffee Bars — Chocolate, Chocolate and More
Olive Oil & Sea Salt Brownie Cookies — Persnickety Plates
Peanut Butter Chai Cookies — Frugal Foodie Mama
Peppermint Chocolate Biscotti — Melissa’s Cuisine
Poinsettia Cookies — Echoes of Laughter
Rudolf Cookies — White Lights on Wednesday
Salted Dark Chocolate Almond Cookies — My Happy Place
Salted Pistachio Pudding Cookies — Chocolate, Chocolate and More
Shortbread Christmas Mice — Cravings of a Lunatic
Spiced Mocha Almond Biscotti — Scientifically Sweet
Swedish Christmas Cookies — Michelle’s Tasty Creations
Chocolate Turtle Pudding Cookies — Lemons for Lulu
White Chocolate Pretzel Cookies — White Lights on Wednesday
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Meringues — Kleinworth & Co.
Post script: Joan passed away in her sleep on October 22, 2015. She experienced nausea before she went to bed, which can be a sign of a heart attack in women. If you have high blood pressure or a family history of heart disease, don’t dismiss persistent nausea — check with a medical professional. Joan asked that her work continue after her death, and her family and fellow bloggers have honored that wish by keeping her projects alive. In the days after she passed, bloggers started campaigns to remember her, asking people to enjoy chocolate in her memory.
50 Cookies for your Christmas Plate