It’s that most wonderful time of the year again. Between cookie-swaps, dinner parties, and the plate you’re leaving out for Saint Nick, I think it’s fair to dub Christmastime the unofficial celebration of Cookie. From chocolate peppermint snowflakes to cranberry linzers to gingerbread men, plus a not-so-small assortment of brownies, blondies, and brittles, we’ve got you covered.

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