Italian Rainbow CookiesMargaux Laskey, Mary Carpino, Nicole Carpino Frasco891 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars891About 2 hours, plus overnight chilling
Chocolate-Cherry Ginger CookiesYossy Arefi1092 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,09245 minutes
Hibiscus-Spiraled Ginger CookiesYewande Komolafe412 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars4121 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling dough
Gingerbread BiscottiJerrelle Guy670 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars6701 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
Fig and Cherry Cookie PiesSamantha Seneviratne275 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars2752 hours, plus chilling
Fruity MeltawaysSohla El-Waylly792 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars79230 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
Brown-Butter Toffee Sandwich CookiesSohla El-Waylly661 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars6611 1/2 hours, plus cooling
Minty Lime BarsClaire Saffitz492 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars4921½ hours, plus 1 hour’s cooling
Savory Mixed-Nut ShortbreadAli Slagle433 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars43345 minutes
Eggnog SnickerdoodlesVaughn Vreeland3629 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars3,629About 45 minutes
Chocolate-Peppermint ShortbreadSohla El-Waylly861 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars861About 4 hours
Vanilla Bean Spritz CookiesMelissa Clark585 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars5851 hour
Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom SugarMelissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum1501 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,5011 1/2 hours, plus chilling
Dirty Chai Earthquake CookiesSusan Spungen1989 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,98945 minutes, plus chilling
Peppermint Stripe CookiesSusan Spungen1232 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,2321 hour, plus at least 4 hours’ drying
Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread CookiesAlison Roman14600 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars14,60045 minutes, plus chilling
Chocolate Sugar CookiesKim Severson, Georganne Bell373 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars37350 minutes
Toasted Coconut ShortbreadAlison Roman752 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars75230 minutes, plus 90 minutes chilling
Chocolate-Molasses CookiesAlison Roman1910 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,910About 40 minutes
Salted Pistachio ShortbreadAlison Roman983 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars98335 minutes
Gingerbread SnickerdoodlesGenevieve Ko888 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars88845 minutes, plus chilling
Classic Sugar CookiesAlison Roman3016 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars3,0161 1/2 hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
Linzer CookiesAlison Roman1382 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars1,3823 1/2 hours, including chilling
Frosted Holiday Sugar CookiesMelissa Clark2033 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars2,03340 minutes, plus chilling and decorating
Rich Chocolate CookiesThe New York Times, Carole Walter432 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars43230 minutes
Aunt Phillomena’s PizzelleKim Severson330 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars3301 hour
Linzer TreesKim Severson290 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars2901 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 Hulett3248 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars3,2481 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
Grammy’s Spice CookiesMelissa Clark, Claire Will1583 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars1,5831 hour
Master Shortbread RecipeMark Bittman538 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars53840 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”1569 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars1,56945 minutes
Cardamom-Walnut CrescentsThe New York Times, Kristine Kidd715 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars71540 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 family7638 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars7,63835 minutes
Gingerbread CookiesJennifer Steinhauer3080 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars3,080About 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 Peery2209 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars2,2091 hour