Martha Stewart’s Best Christmas Cookies

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Every year in the beginning of December, we engage in the time-honored tradition of cookie baking. Fill your house with the comforting scent of baked goods and wow your friends and family with these exceptional Christmas cookie recipes from Martha Stewart.

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Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies

The nutty flavor hazelnuts lend to these cookies compliments everything from apricot to chocolate filling. Experiment to find your favorite flavor combination.

Recipe: Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies

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Mini Peppermint-Meringue Cups With Ganache

To give these cups their festive design, paint lines of red gel-paste food coloring up the inside of an empty pastry bag before adding the meringue.

Recipe: Mini Peppermint-Meringue Cups With Ganache

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Gingerbread Trees with Lemon Icing

Drizzles of lemony icing and sprinklings of sanding sugar give these simple gingerbread triangles their Christmas tree appearance and holiday flair.

Recipe: Gingerbread Trees with Lemon Icing

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Buttered Rum Meltaways

Rich and buttery, these cookies are a luscious and indulgent treat for the holiday season. Give them away as gifts packed into pretty tins (or keep them for yourself — we won’t tell).

Recipe: Buttered Rum Meltaways

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Candy-Stripe Cookie Sticks

These festive cookie sticks are a holiday favorite. Enjoy them all year round by tinting the stripes another color besides red.

Recipe: Candy-Stripe Cookie Sticks

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Snickerdoodles

After rolling the balls of dough in cinnamon sugar, give them ample room on cookie sheets; these classic cookies spread a lot as they bake.

Recipe: Snickerdoodles

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