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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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Chinese-Style Peanut Cookie

Submitted by: shin

Plump little Chinese peanut cookies have that melt-in-your-mouth quality.

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Almond Cookies (Dim Sum Variety)

Submitted by: WISHME

Home Town: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Living In: Ellicott City, Maryland, USA

A beloved memory from long-gone dim sum restaurants in Hawaii, these cookies contain no almonds, but have the taste of almonds in a fat, round little cookie with a traditional red dot in the middle.

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Lipardo's Puto Seco

Submitted by: MARIAM AYUB

This Filipino cookie is delicious and melts in your mouth.

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Alfajores Argentinean Style

Submitted by: CHRIS4FOOD

Living In: Sarasota, Florida, USA

Small vanilla and lemon cookie sandwiches, filled with caramel, and rolled in coconut, are a traditional sweet, much loved in most Latin cultures.

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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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Barquillos (Wafer Rolls)

Submitted by: siMPLy_viCky

This crispy, rolled cookie is a Filipino delicacy. I hope you enjoy this one.

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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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