Holiday Cookies 2005

The trick to a great holiday cookie is to take traditional ingredients like chocolate and peppermint and give them a twist to create something uniquely your own. It was a tough decision, but in the end our tasters kept coming back for more of one distinctive cookie made with familiar ingredients toffee and chocolate.

  • WINNER

    Chocolate Toffee Butter Cookies

    Though chocolate and toffee are familiar ingredients in Christmas cookies, this recipe is an inventive version we'd love to receive as a gift!

    Submitted by: Mary Hay Glass, Arlington, Virginia

  • FINALIST

    Christmas Meringue Kisses

    Crushed peppermint candies add a holiday element to classic meringue cookies.

    Submitted by: Allison Heaton, Austin, Texas

  • FINALIST

    Molasses Spice Lemon Sandwich Cookies

    Molasses and lemon make an unbeatable combination in these Christmas treats.

    Submitted by: Emerson London, Washington, D.C.

  • FINALIST

    Macadamia Eggnog Creams

    Real eggnog in the cookie dough gives these sugar cookies a holiday spin.

    Submitted by: Lisa Renshaw, Kansas City, Missouri