All the Holiday Cookies You Should Be Making This Year, According to Our Editors

What is December if not a month-long excuse to bake as many cookies as possible for your friends, family, and yourself? There are many classics to choose from: gingerbread, peanut butter blossoms, spritz cookies, and snickerdoodles galore. The question is: Which will you choose? Are you a fan of jammy cookies? Maybe spiced ones? Or is chocolate and peanut butter more your speed? If you’re like our editors, you’re probably looking forward to baking up a storm (looking at you, Genevieve). For a complete list of the very best holiday cookies, I polled the staff on their go-to cookie recipes to make this time of year. Below, you’ll find staples like shortbread and Mexican wedding cookies, as well as some of our original creations. So make sure you get that holiday cookie swap on your calendar ASAP, because you’re going to need a lot of help eating all the cookies you’re about to make.