Holiday Cookie Guide Part One

I have a confession to make: I have been a very bad blogger this holiday season and neglected to create any holiday gift guides. In order to make up for this I decided to create a holiday guide for something that I love even more than gifts, and that's cookies!

Growing up, my Mom always attended an annual cookie swap where, a week before Christmas,  everyone meets up and brings two dozen of their favorite holiday cookies to share with the rest of the group. This way, each family has a variety of cookies to enjoy over Christmas. Of course in my house the cookie supply never lasted to Christmas Eve.

Whether you're making them for a swap, giving them as gifts or just enjoying them at home,    
holiday cookies are a great way to celebrate the season.  

These are some classic recipes to get you started on your holiday cookie making:

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Oatmeal Cookies // Peppermint Meringues // Hungarian Shortbread

Vanilla Bean Confetti Cookies //  Italian Rainbow Cookies // Eggnog Florentines

Eggnog Cookies //  Pecan Snowball Cookies // Raspberry Almond Thumbprint Cookies

Check back later this week for part two of the holiday cookie guide!