Happy Friday!! As promised, my annual holiday cookie roundup! If you’re looking to get a little jump start or do a test run on your holiday baking here is a wonderful collection of tried and true cookie recipes that would be an amazing addition to any holiday platter!!

Some of these are classic holiday treats—

Others are just cookies I know and love!

And in this crazy, stressful year, what could be a better gift than an assortment of homemade cookies?!! (hint, hint)

So pull out those baking sheets, stock up on the butter and sugar and bake your way into the holiday spirit!

• LemonDrops—pucker up and enjoy how these melt in your mouth.

• Lemon Poppy Seed Shortbread—these are tart and buttery and brighten up any platter.

• Jenny’s Lemon Cherry Biscotti—my sister’s specialty—full of dried cherries and lemon zest, these are hard and crunchy and built to last. And they’d ship well too!

• Easy Lemon Almond Biscotti —if you like a softer biscotti that comes together quicker than most, these are for you.

• Double Chocolate Almond Biscotti—because you need a chocolate version too!

• British Wheatmeal Shortbread—buttery and not too sweet—the perfect tea cookie!!

• Brown Sugar Pecan Shortbread—these are a huge family favorite and so perfect to dunk!

• Peanut Butter & Blackberry Jam Shortbread—Gorgeous looking and tasting! PB & J in a cookie!!!

• Susie’s Maple Pecan Thins—my mom’s favorite, lacy and loaded with nuts!

• Sugar Cookie Sparkles—like edible Xmas ornaments—so much color and joy!

• Brown Sugar Cookies—these may look plain but don’t underestimate their depth of flavor. Make them for the butterscotch lover in your life!

• Chewy Molasses Cookies—the spices in these are so seasonal—they’ve become a new family fav!

• Jammy Butterballs—these sparkle like winter snow and melt in your mouth. I make these every single year!

• Irresistible Chewy Sugar Cookies—huge and addictive—don’t leave me in a room alone with them.

• Snickerdoodles—a true classic, you can never go wrong!

• Oatmeal Lace Cookies—these mix up easily and lend themselves to all sorts of decoration.

• Easy Slice n Bake Butter Cookies—a must-have for any cookie tray! These are a staple in my house!

• Sables—a traditional French butter cookie.

• Snowballs—so seasonal and bite-sized! My husband’s true love!

• Linzer Hearts—show someone how much you care!

• Chocolate Chocolate Chip Espresso Cookies—For the chocoholic in your life—you really don’t taste the coffee.

• Chocolate Espresso Rounds—for the sophisticated palette—these are rich, buttery and coffee flavored.

• Chewy Chocolate Sugar Cookies—sugar cookies just feel so right for this time of year and it’s fun to have a chocolate version topped with plenty of crunchy sugar!

• Chocolate Shape Cookies—when vanilla cut-outs just won’t do.

• Caramel Treasures—these look intimidating but they’re actually one of the easiest cookies to make on the list—so festive!

• Vanilla Bean Thumbprint Cookies with Dulce de Leche—Gorgeous and guaranteed to wow!!!

• Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle—kids, young and old will adore this!

• Chocolate Swirled Meringues—light and kinda artsy looking!

• Candied Almond Meringues—so pretty and a little out of the ordinary, the candied almonds almost give them a caramelly flavor.

• World Peace Cookies—if only baking these would bring it about—deep, dark chocolate.

• Raspberry Chocolate Rugelach—the raspberry-chocolate combo is to die for!

• Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies—adding almond butter to a traditional chocolate chip cookie is genius!

• Salty Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Toffee—need I say more?!!

• Crunchy Jumbles—these are so easy and the dried cranberries make them so right for this time of year!

• The Melted Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie—who can resist a classic?!!

What are your holiday favorites? If you have a chance, let me know and send me a tin! Lol!

Have a great weekend and I’ll be back next week with more cookies (of course) and some real food too!! xoxo