Chocolate-Cherry Ginger CookiesYossy Arefi1086 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,08645 minutes
Hibiscus-Spiraled Ginger CookiesYewande Komolafe412 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars4121 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling dough
Fig and Cherry Cookie PiesSamantha Seneviratne275 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars2752 hours, plus chilling
Fruity MeltawaysSohla El-Waylly791 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars79130 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
Brown-Butter Toffee Sandwich CookiesSohla El-Waylly660 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars6601 1/2 hours, plus cooling
Minty Lime BarsClaire Saffitz489 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars4891½ hours, plus 1 hour’s cooling
Savory Mixed-Nut ShortbreadAli Slagle430 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars43045 minutes
Eggnog SnickerdoodlesVaughn Vreeland3619 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars3,619About 45 minutes
Chocolate-Peppermint ShortbreadSohla El-Waylly861 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars861About 4 hours
Vanilla Bean Spritz CookiesMelissa Clark584 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars5841 hour
Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom SugarMelissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum1498 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,4981 1/2 hours, plus chilling
Dirty Chai Earthquake CookiesSusan Spungen1984 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,98445 minutes, plus chilling
Peppermint Stripe CookiesSusan Spungen1230 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,2301 hour, plus at least 4 hours’ drying
Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread CookiesAlison Roman14464 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars14,46445 minutes, plus chilling
Toasted Coconut ShortbreadAlison Roman752 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars75230 minutes, plus 90 minutes chilling
Chocolate Sugar CookiesKim Severson, Georganne Bell373 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars37350 minutes
Salted Pistachio ShortbreadAlison Roman981 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars98135 minutes
Chocolate-Molasses CookiesAlison Roman1904 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,904About 40 minutes
Classic Sugar CookiesAlison Roman3014 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars3,0141 1/2 hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
Linzer CookiesAlison Roman1381 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,3813 1/2 hours, including chilling
Frosted Holiday Sugar CookiesMelissa Clark2032 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars2,03240 minutes, plus chilling and decorating
Rich Chocolate CookiesThe New York Times, Carole Walter431 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars43130 minutes
Aunt Phillomena’s PizzelleKim Severson330 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars3301 hour
Linzer TreesKim Severson289 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars2891 1/2 hours, plus chilling time
Cutout Sugar CookiesSara Bonisteel486 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars48630 minutes, plus at least 1 hour's chilling
Thumbprint Cookies With Toasted Nuts and Whole GrainsJulia Moskin, Chad Robertson179 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1791 hour
Anne Severson’s GingersnapsAnne Severson145 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars14545 minutes, plus at least 2 hours’ resting and cooling
Italian Ricotta CookiesMelissa Clark, Jessica Hulett3221 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars3,2211 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
Grammy’s Spice CookiesMelissa Clark, Claire Will1575 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars1,5751 hour
Master Shortbread RecipeMark Bittman537 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars53740 minutes, plus 1 1/2 hours' cooling
Pistachio Linzer Cookies With Orange MarmaladeMelissa Clark122 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1221 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
Shortbread JammersThe New York Times, “The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion”1553 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars1,55345 minutes
Cardamom-Walnut CrescentsThe New York Times, Kristine Kidd714 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars71440 minutes
PiparkakutEmily Weinstein, Naomi Donabedian414 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars4141 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
Peanut Butter BlossomsThe New York Times, the Gerrero family7612 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars7,61235 minutes
Gingerbread CookiesJennifer Steinhauer3076 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars3,076About 1 hour, plus chilling
Swedish Ginger CookiesCathy Horyn551 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars551About 30 minutes, after several hours' refrigeration
Lemon SquaresDena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery2194 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars2,1941 hour
Mexican Wedding CookiesDena Kleiman1699 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars1,69935 minutes
Toasted Pine Nut CookiesSuzanne Hamlin78 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars7830 minutes
French Almond CookiesMolly O'Neill118 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars11815 minutes, plus 30 minutes' defrosting