Dust off the mixer: It's holiday baking time. Here are 25 recipes to make, gift, eat and repeat.
Spiced maple chestnut clusters
This recipe by Alison Ladman is both vegan and gluten free, but is still quite decadent. Find the recipe here.
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AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Fried ribbon cookies
These cookies — which include both orange and lemon flavors — are a tradition in cookbook author Lidia Bastianich’s home. Find the recipe here.
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AP Photo/Larry Crowe
Pumpkin bread biscotti
This Alison Ladman creation takes pumpkin bread, then bakes it a bit to give it that biscotti texture. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Brown butter fig thumbprint cookies
A fig bar meets the classic jam thumbprint cookie in this recipe. Find it here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Chocolate rye spice crinkles
This cookie is the best of both winter worlds: chocolate crinkle cookie meets a spice cookie. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Crackle bark
Forget toffee. This bark is inspired by the Butterfinger candy bars. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Nutmeg bars
A bar cookie that tastes a bit like baklava. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Chocolate peppermint patties
This holiday cookie is super simple, just calling for a few ingredients. And it is inspired by the York peppermint patty. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Mini toasted marshmallow brownies
A brownie layered with peppermint marshmallow frosting. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Gold bars
Like the taste of Twix? This cookie bar is for you. Made with caramel and chocolate, it’s designed to taste like the candy bar. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Cinnamon honey oat drops
An oatmeal-based cookie laced with cinnamon and honey for sweetness. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Sweet and salty kitchen sink cookies
Everything but the kitchen sink goes into this cookie. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Vanilla refrigerator cookies
Keep this cookie dough in the fridge, and slice and bake whenever you need a plate of something sweet. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Dirty coconut snowballs
If the kiddos want to help, these no-bake cookies are the cookie to try. Plus, it requires few ingredients. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Cherry allspice hermits
Buttermilk, molasses, cherries and allspice go into this cookie. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
Paprika lemon bars
Paprika gives these lemon bars a new twist. Find the recipe here.
(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)