22 Elegant Christmas Cookies Sure to Impress Your Friends

There won't be any left for Santa.

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Red and green speckled shortbread > regular shortbread.

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The only thing better than a cookie is a brownie cookie.

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This twist on a classic lemon-ricotta cookie is sure to become a family favorite.

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Fact: We might start baking our snickerdoodles with eggnog year-round.

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It's like the snow on top of a mountain ... an insanely delicious chocolate mountain.

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If you can bare to part with them, shortbread cookies make delish holiday gifts.

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Crunchy, sweet, and buttery—basically, everything you want in a cookie.

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Decorating them is the best part.

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These Bavarian cookies are almost too pretty to eat.

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There's jam in the middle so it's basically a sandwich. Go ahead and eat it for lunch.

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Using frozen puff pastry means you can make these cookies in no time.

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Just because summer is over does not mean coconut season needs to be.

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Thumbprint cookies are good with literally anything in the middle.

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That pinwheel shape will impress all your Christmas party guests.

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Fluffy meringue makes these cookies TDF.

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When butter and brown sugar are combined, it's a beautiful thing.

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Dip them in melted chocolate to make them even more amaze.

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'Tis the season to eat all the peppermint.

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