A cake-like cookie subtly spiced with cinnamon and frosted with a brown butter icing.

Thumbprint cookies – a traditional rolled cookie covered with pecans. Indent with a cork or finger and fill the hole with frosting. Marbleize the frosting for a festive look.

Simple shortbread cookies with milk chocolate toffee bits, dipped in chocolate and decorated with more toffee bits

Crispy, buttery cookies that combine peanut butter dough with a layer of melted chocolate rolled into a “jellyroll” and sliced to make pinwheels cookies

Classic shortbread cookies are cut in shamrock shapes and glazed with green icing. Use a Ziplock bag to roll out dough for easy clean-up.

My husband’s favorite cookie is oatmeal, crispy and a little bit chewy with coffee icing. Sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.

A cake-like cookie featuring the tanginess of Greek yogurt and the tartness of lemon–covered by the sweet crunchiness of a lemon glaze

If a pecan pie married a shortbread cookie, the offspring might look like this chewy coconut-pecan bar.

A lemon-flavored shortbread-type cookie studded with finely chopped pecans and dressed liberally with powdered sugar

Bite-sized and crispy gingerbread cookies are a European tradition. They stay fresh for days and don’t crumble–perfect for gift-giving.