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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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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 Pinwheel Cookies

Submitted by: Gitano

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.

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Oma Kiener's Hazelnut Christmas Cookies

Submitted by: KitchenGeisha

An inherited recipe, these buttery hazelnut cookies are a snap to make and simple to bake. Prepare the dough and refrigerate as a log, then slice into rounds, decorate with candy sprinkles, and bake. Easy!

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Finnish Christmas Cookies

Submitted by: Judith Outlaw

'My friend bakes these cookies at Christmas,' says Judith Outlaw of Portland, Oregon. 'They're popular at cookie exchanges, but my friend's husband urges her not to trade any of them!'

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Polish Christmas Cookies

Submitted by: Darlene

My mother in law has a polish name for these but my husband and brothers always just called them "Polish Christmas Cookies". They are very easy to make and have a nice anise flavor to them.

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Grandma Abbey's Christmas Cookies

Submitted by: KelliCooks

Here's a versatile cut-out cookie recipe with a delicate nutmeg flavor. You can decorate with sprinkles, or frost the cookies after they've cooled.

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Christmas Cut-Out Cookies

Submitted by: Nancy

Sugar cut-out cookies with a hint of anise flavoring. Crisp and white, these cookies are excellent for frosting and decorating.

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German Anise Christmas Cookies (Springerle)

Submitted by: MARBALET

This are an old favorite made during holidays. They are very crisp, almost hard; good dunking cookies

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Shortbread Christmas Cookies

Submitted by: HANNER

Home Town: Salinas, California, USA

Living In: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

These buttery, nutty-tasting shortbread cookies are cut out into holiday shapes, and decorated with colored frosting and edible glitter to make your cookie tray festive.

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