Santa's Favorite Christmas Cookies (Slideshow)

These cookies are the perfect holiday treat because of their spicy ginger and warm butterscotch flavors.

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Dress up the basic sugar cookie with a double dose of warm cinnamon spice.

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Just shape the cookie dough into a triangular log, and slice for fun reindeer cookies ready in a flash.

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These macaroon-like cookies are easy to make, and kids will have fun helping to decorate them. Barbara and Virginia suggest serving the mice on a plate all pointing in the direction of a piece of cheese. For added fun, you can even place one mouse on top of a piece of cheese.

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These festive shortbread cookies are colored red and green and covered in peppermint candies. 

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These buttery cookies are a festive green color for the holidays. 

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For people who like simple cookies, tender snickerdoodles are better than the fanciest decorated cookie. They are all about sugar and spice, but if you like vanilla, add a teaspoon to the dough. This recipe makes a lot of cookies, so have designated recipients before you start baking.

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Nancy Olson, the Pastry Chef at Gramercy Tavern in New York City uses these sugar cookies to make edible ornaments, decorated with colorful royal icing, for the Tavern's holiday tree.

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Often a classic around the holidays, thumbprint cookies are widely popular because of the variety of fillings to choose from to fill that shallow hole. Whether filled with a favorite jam, peanut butter, or a Hershey's kiss, thumbprint cookies remain a class cookie to many.

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White chocolate and cranberry make the perfect combination for these festive holiday cookies. 

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Two delicious cookie doughs combine to create striped and swirly patterns in this easy recipe. And who can resist the nutty sweetness of Nutella?

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These cookies are over-the-top delicious! Dipping the cookie dough in semisweet chocolate and topping with chopped hazelnuts gives them an extra-special look.

Click here to see the Chocolate-Hazelnut-Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies Recipe