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Sugared Danish Butter Cookies with Pecan Halves

Submitted by: phoenix__rising

Home Town: Smithsburg, Maryland, USA

Living In: Cascade, Maryland, USA

One batch of butter cookie dough makes 2 kinds of tender, elegant cookies, one decorated with coarse sugar crystals and the other with pecans. Dough is refrigerated overnight, and can be frozen for decorating and baking later.

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Peppernotter (Scandinavian Christmas Cookies)

Submitted by: S. Sundt

Living In: Springfield, Virginia, USA

Spice cookies from Scandinavia have a hint of lemon and a kick of black pepper, in addition to the cinnamon, ginger, and cloves that will make your kitchen smell like Christmas.

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Scandinavian Snowflake Cookies

Submitted by: RMEG58

Home Town: Miles City, Montana, USA

Living In: Butte, Montana, USA

Dough is rolled into paper-thin circles, folded, and cut out like paper snowflakes to make beautiful lacy flat breads that are fried and sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. A traditional Christmas treat from Scandinavia. They take time and care to make.

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Grandma Olga's Kolacky

Submitted by: latlor

A tender sour cream-enriched yeast dough is folded around fruit filling to make a cookie that's beloved all over eastern Europe.

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Easy Kolacky

Submitted by: mommymeggy

These crispy little nuggets of fruit-filled cream cheese pastry are simply irresistible.

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Almond Sticks or Rings

Submitted by: Kelly-Thibault

Home Town: Binghamton, New York, USA

Living In: Bellflower, California, USA

An almond cookie that doesn't contain wheat flour, made with a cookie press. This is an old Austrian family favorite.

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Dead Bones (L'Ossa Morte)

Submitted by: BILLSFRAN

Home Town: Canastota, New York, USA

Living In: Buffalo, New York, USA

This simple, clove-spiced Sicilian cookie rises overnight and is baked the following day.

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Dutch Boterkoek

Submitted by: hanneke hartkoorn

This is a Dutch buttery bar cookie, baked in a round tin, and cut into wedges after baking. Instead of vanilla or lemon zest, you can flavor these with 4 ounces of ground almonds.

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Cone Coxions

Submitted by: Almond Board of California
Provided by: Almond Board Of California

These cone-shaped almond pizzelle cookies are dipped in semi-sweet chocolate and sprinkled with California Almonds.

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Golden Honey Snaps

Submitted by: Sophie

An easy and delicious recipe for honey snaps using golden syrup, a liquid sweetener known in England and prized for its toasty flavor.

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Mailaenderli

Submitted by: Cindy

Sweet, traditional Swiss cut-out cookies are twice glazed with bright egg yolk, topped with holiday sprinkles, then baked to golden-brown perfection.

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Traditional Swedish Pepparkakor

Submitted by: Eal

Paper-thin and spicy, these cookies are a beloved Swedish Christmas tradition. Thoroughly chilling the dough before rolling it out, and dusting cookie cutters with flour will make the cut-out process easier.

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Oma Kiener's Hazelnut Christmas Cookies

Submitted by: Jeannette Field

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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Swiss Hazelnut Taler

Submitted by: Julia Z.

This is my family's favorite Christmas cookie. My mom used to make them at the beginning of Christmas season in Germany and she had to hide some so they would last until Christmas. I have tried the recipe now with American ingredients and finally got it to work.

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Pepparkakor

Submitted by: Mill City Wini

This recipe for Swedish Christmas cookies is seasoned with cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves.

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Pfeffernusse Cookies

Submitted by: Thebeansma

This recipe for the traditional German Christmas cookie features molasses and honey with a variety of spices.

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Panellets (Catalan All-Saints Cookies)

Submitted by: K.Borg

Living In: Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain

These fabulous 'cookies' come out around the middle of October and are traditionally eaten on All-Saints Day (November 1) in Catalonia, Spain. The traditional ones are made with pine nuts, but you can also find them with almond or coconut.

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Traditional Springerle

Submitted by: PREGOCOOK

Home Town: Denver, Colorado, USA

Living In: Dhahran, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia

Springerle cookies are a centuries-old, anise-flavored German Christmas cookie made using decorative, carved wooden molds or rolling pins. Allowed to dry overnight, the designs remain embossed in the cookies when baked.

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Chrabeli (Swiss Anise Crescent Cookies)

Submitted by: Cindy

Chrabeli are delicious Swiss anise crescent cookies. Beware if you're looking for a quick recipe -- these must rest for several weeks before they are ready to be eaten.

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