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Holiday Cookie Tree Centerpiece

Provided by: Crisco® Baking Sticks

Graduated sizes of holiday star cookies are artfully stacked to form this festive (and edible!) Yuletide centerpiece.

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Chef John's Chocolate Mint Brownies

Submitted by: Chef John

Living In: San Francisco, California, USA

If you like chocolate mint brownies, try these for a special treat.

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Strassburgare

Submitted by: LindaT

Living In: San Jose, California, USA

Tender and delicate Swedish butter cookies are made with a cookie press and your favorite decorative tip. Color the dough your desired shade of red or green if you like. Using potato flour helps eliminate toughness.

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Pennsylvania Snow Drops

Submitted by: melly

Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, USA

Christmas cookies are dipped in white candy coating and sprinkled with coconut and optional colorful sprinkles. They'll shine on your cookie tray. Vary the flavor by adding mint extract or other favorite flavors.

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Lime Creams

Submitted by: Terre

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Buttery little thumbprint cookies have a refreshing creamy lime-flavored center for a different taste and look on your holiday cookie tray.

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Festive Mincemeat Pastries

Submitted by: Heide F

Home Town: Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany

Living In: Byron, Illinois, USA

Tender dough encloses a mincemeat and rum filling in a bell-shaped cookie that's perfect for holiday snacks or entertaining.

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Sugar and Spice Cookies

Submitted by: BJREEVE

Home Town: Lantzville, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves give these cut-out cookies a spicy aroma that will have your kitchen smelling of Christmas baking!

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Grandma's Christmas Cookie

Submitted by: Becky P

These Christmas cookies will stand out, thanks to a coating of confectioners' sugar.

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Nana Bessie's Whoopie Pies

Submitted by: pfogg

These classic chocolate whoopie pies filled with a thick layer of fluffy white frosting are a treasured family recipe from Grandma. They make great Christmas gifts.

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Cleone's Nutmeg Cookies

Submitted by: Catherine

Home Town: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Living In: Alto, Michigan, USA

These nutmeg-spiced cookies are great for holiday decorating.

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Chocolate Gingerbread Men

Provided by: Ghirardelli®

Spicy chocolate gingerbread men will make your cookie tray stand out this year, and they make great gifts, too.

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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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Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Drops

Submitted by: Mrs. P

Light little meringue cookies have chocolate chips and pieces of crushed peppermint. Make them pink if you prefer.

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Mother's Date Dips from 1940's

Submitted by: PJ's kitchen

Living In: Canfield, Ohio, USA

Pitted dates dipped in a rich batter are baked to make the sweetest cookies in town. This vintage family recipe has been around for at least 100 years.

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Beehive Cookies (Czech Traditional Vceli Uly)

Submitted by: Sonya M.

Home Town: Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA

These no-bake cookies are a traditional Czech treat. They're beehive-shaped cocoa cookies with a rum filling and a cookie base.

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Dutch Bokkenpootjes - Goat's Feet

Submitted by: Herring

Home Town: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, U.K.

These delicious almond meringue cookies are piped into logs and baked, then sandwiched with buttercream and dipped in melted chocolate.

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Liegnitzer Bomben

Submitted by: Heide F

Home Town: Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany

Living In: Byron, Illinois, USA

These honey cake-like cookies are filled with dried fruits, nuts, and spices, and then coated with a chocolate glaze. For the best flavor, store the frosted cookies in airtight containers for a week before serving.

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