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One of the best parts of the holidays is the baking. After all, nothing adds a little sweetness to the season quite like a fresh plate of sugar cookies or a warm yule log.

The practice of baking cookies specifically for Christmas , and听can be seen across the world in countless variations today. Most still consider gingerbread to be the . Gingerbread itself originated with the German lebkuchen, a soft, spiced biscuit that dates back to at least the 13th century. Inventions like icing and cookie cutters arrived over the following centuries, opening up new possibilities for Christmas cookie designs

In the years since, professional and amateur chefs have developed hundreds of thousands of different recipes for everyone's favorite holiday treat.听Some of them are mind-blowingly delicious, others less than delectable. In order to help you narrow down your options this holiday season, 爆料TV compiled a list of the best and most unique Christmas cookie recipes from .

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Perfect Thumbprint Cookies

- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 20 mins
- Total: 50 mins
- Servings: 20
- Yield: 20 to 24 cookies
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Hedgehog Cookies

- Prep: 1 hr
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs
- Total: 3 hrs 10 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 4 dozen cookies
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Royal Icing II

- Servings: 48
- Yield: 3 cups
- Number of ingredients: 3
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Russian Tea Cakes I

- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 12 mins
- Additional: 3 mins
- Total: 35 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 3 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 6
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Chocolate Pecan Sandies

- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Additional: 30 mins
- Total: 65 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Citrus Shortbread Cookies

- Prep: 25 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 4 hrs
- Total: 4 hrs 35 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 9
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Crescent Butter Biscuits

- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 40 mins
- Servings: 100
- Yield: 100 cookies
- Number of ingredients: 6
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Chocolate Crinkles II

- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 12 mins
- Additional: 4 hrs 28 mins
- Total: 4 hrs 60 mins
- Servings: 72
- Yield: 6 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 9
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Sugar Cookie Icing

- Servings: 12
- Yield: 1 dozen cookies' worth
- Number of ingredients: 5
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Easy Sugar Cookies

- Servings: 48
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie

- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 15 mins
- Total: 40 mins
- Servings: 18
- Yield: 1 1/2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 10
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Iced Pumpkin Cookies

- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Additional: 40 mins
- Total: 80 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 3 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 16
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Scotcharoos

- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 30 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 24 bars
- Number of ingredients: 6
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Soft Christmas Cookies

- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 8 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs 32 mins
- Total: 2 hrs 60 mins
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies II

- Servings: 60
- Yield: 5 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 12
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Drommar

- Prep: 45 mins
- Cook: 12 mins
- Total: 57 mins
- Servings: 25
- Yield: 50 cookies
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Cinnamon Stars

- Servings: 18
- Yield: 3 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Cranberry Cornmeal Linzer Cookies

- Prep: 45 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 55 mins
- Servings: 42
- Yield: 42 servings
- Number of ingredients: 13
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Meringue Mushrooms

- Prep: 45 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 45 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 36 mushrooms
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Gingerbread Cookies

- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Total: 30 mins
- Servings: 30
- Yield: 2 1/2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 12
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Sicilian Fig Cookies

- Servings: 72
- Yield: 6 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 15
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Rosemary Shortbread Cookies

- Prep: 1 hr 20 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Total: 1 hr 35 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 3 dozen cookies
- Number of ingredients: 6
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Traditional Springerle

- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Additional: 8 hrs
- Total: 8 hrs 35 mins
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 48 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Speculaas Cookies or Spicy Sinterklass Cakes

- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 30 mins
- Servings: 30
- Yield: 30 small cookies
- Number of ingredients: 13
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Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies

- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs 30 mins
- Total: 2 hrs 60 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Orange Slice Cookies I

- Servings: 36
- Yield: 6 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Chocolate Mint Candies Cookies

- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 50 mins
- Total: 80 mins
- Servings: 40
- Yield: 3 to 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 9
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Eggnog Thumbprints

- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 12 mins
- Additional: 28 mins
- Total: 60 mins
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Reindeer Cookies

- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Total: 40 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 3 dozen cookies
- Number of ingredients: 10
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Tina's Shortbread Chocolate Chip Cookies

- Servings: 12
- Yield: 2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Fudge Puddles

- Servings: 24
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 14
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The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

- Servings: 60
- Yield: 5 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
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