Finnish Butter Cookies

Submitted by: Audrey Thibodeau 
Field editor Audrey Thibodeau of Mesa, Arizona assures, 'These crispy Finnish cookies have a delicate texture and wonderful almond flavor!' 

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Pebber Nodder (Danish Christmas Cookies)

Submitted by: YAC2004 
These cookies are like little bites of Christmas. Cinnamon and cardamom flavor these little shortbread nuggets. 

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Christmas Molasses Cookies

Submitted by: Deborah Hill 
Nothing smells better than warm molasses cookies baking on a cold winter day! These cookies look lovely when they're cut out in holiday shapes. 

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Danish Peppernut Christmas Cookies (Pebernodder)

Submitted by: Milk Teeth 
Living In: Eugene, Oregon, USA
Spicy cookies are a beloved Christmas treat in Denmark and throughout Scandinavia where expensive spices were traditionally reserved for special holiday foods. These tiny (nut-free) butter cookies burst with flavor from cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, 

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Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

Submitted by: Gitano Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Living In: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Sheets of red and green butter cookie dough are rolled around each other to make a log of spiraling colors. Sliced into colorful pinwheels, these heirloom cookies are the perfect holiday treat. They can also be made in a chocolate-vanilla pinwheel variation. 

Christmas Tree Cookies

Submitted by: Shannon 
This is great dessert when you are having company. They are in the shapes of Christmas trees. Use green and red sprinkles and any kind of frosting to decorate. 

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Spritz Cookies

Submitted by: Sharon Claussen 
It was a tradition to make these cookies with my grandmother every Christmas. Now our two daughters help me make them for the holidays. 

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Holiday Shortbread Cookies

Submitted by: Erma Hiltpold 
This special Christmas treat came to me from Scotland through a relative. I compared this recipe with one a friend makes, since her husband is of Scottish descent, and found this shortbread to be quite authentic. 

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Two-Tone Butter Cookies

Submitted by: Kathy Kittell 
During the hectic holiday season, you'll appreciate the ease of these irresistible butter cookies from Kathy Kittell of Lenexa, Kansas. It's wonderful to pull the two-tone dough from the freezer and bake a festive batch in no time. 

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Simple Sugar Cookies

Submitted by: Maxine Guin 
Powdered sugar takes the place of granulated sugar in this sweet standby from Maxine Guin of Barnhart, Missouri. 'I received the recipe for this tasty cookie from a cook I worked with at our local school,' she recalls. 
 
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