Opt for colorful sprinkles instead of sugar on the outside for an extra festive touch.

Learn to make this classic recipe yourself, so you’re able to have them any time.

They are nostalgic and classic, everything you want from a vintage cookie recipe.

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Frosted Snowflake Cookies

Crumbly sugar cookies get frosted with sweet buttercream to create these fabulously festive cookies.

So yes, they are the cookies of our dreams.

Pecan Tassies

These little cups of pecan-pie goodness will have all your guests singing their praises.

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Southern Living Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies

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Buttermilk-Pecan Pralines

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Cranberry Noel Cookies

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Fudgy Pecan Bourbon Balls Recipe

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Barbara Bush Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

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Cheesecake Cookies

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Chocolate-Peppermint Crackle Cookies

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