It’s holiday baking season! (Granted, it probably has been for several weeks, but I’m really behind this season.  We just put up our tree today!) I’ve already participated in 2 of my 3 cookie swaps for the year, so I thought it would only be appropriate to share some of the cookie recipes appearing in my Feedly.  If they don’t help you, maybe they’ll at least help me decide what I’m making for the last swap of the year!  I’m open to suggestions!  Stay tuned for Tuesday’s post…I’ll be sharing my favorite cookie recipes for cookie swaps…or any other baking you may find yourself doing.

Advice

How To Make More Beautiful Cookies (Food52)

Taste Test: The Best Ready-Made Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (Serious Eats)

Shortening vs. Butter in Cookies: What’s the Difference? (The Kitchn)

Recipes

1 Bowl Vegan Sugar Cookies (Minimalist Baker)

10 Must Make Christmas Cookies (Chow)

23 Holiday Cookie Recipes That Use Preserves (Savvy Eats)

Bacon Almond Brittle with Vanilla Beans (How Sweet It Is)

Butter Walnut Cookies (Joy the Baker)

Candy Cane Cookies (Elise Blaha Cripe)

Cherry Ginger Cookies (Serious Eats)

Chocolate Cayenne Cookies (Budget Bytes)

Chocolate-Dipped Almond Biscotti (Sally’s Baking Addiction)

Chocolate Peppermint m&m Cookies (Life Your Way)

Clementine Clove Spritz Cookies (Back to Her Roots)

Ginger Snap Cookies (Alton Brown)

Ginger Snap Whoopie Pies (The Faux Martha)

Nutella Crunch Cookies (Back to Her Roots)

Pignoli Cookies (Shutterbean)

Pistachio Cardamom Cookies (Healthy Delicious)

Strawberry-Pecan Rugelach (Home Cooking in Montana)

Truffled Chocolate Chip Cookies (What’s Gaby Cooking)

Ultimate Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cookies (Ari’s Menu)

From RElishments, In the Past:

Highlights: Cookies (2010)

Highlights: Christmas Cookies (2011)

Highlights: Recipes for Holiday Baking (2012)

Highlights: Last Minute Christmas Sweets (2012)