Gorgeous Cutout Christmas Cookies

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  Vanilla Cut-Out Cookies
  

  These classic holiday cookies can be cut into any size and shape, and you can change the flavor of the dough (chocolate, anyone?). Of course, the fun part comes after the cookies are baked.

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  Lemon-Rosemary Christmas Trees

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  Lemon-Rosemary Christmas Trees
  

  Rosemary gives these holiday cutout cookies a subtle piny touch, and lemon adds brightness.

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  Chocolate-Glazed Chocolate-Hazelnut Cookies

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  Chocolate-Glazed Chocolate-Hazelnut Cookies
  

  These German and Swiss-inspired cookies are rich and bittersweet, not only from dark chocolate and cocoa powder, but from espresso powder, which deepens and enriches the other flavors.

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  Cardamom-Honey Cutouts

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  Cardamom-Honey Cutouts
  

  These cookies, with their match-made-in-heaven flavor pairing, are lightly-spiced and tender—the perfect antidote to standard uninspired butter cookie cutouts.

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  Almond Shortbread Sandwich Cookies

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  Almond Shortbread Sandwich Cookies
  

  Rich, buttery shortbread cookies are a natural for holiday gift giving. They’re sturdy, they keep well for a couple of weeks, and everyone loves them. These sweet sandwich cookies feature a peek-a-boo window, so dress them up with festive jams or preserves.
   

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  Buttery Cutout Cookies

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  Buttery Cutout Cookies
  

  These buttery cookies flavored with lemon zest are the perfect canvas for sparkly sugar.

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  Chocolate Cutout Cookies

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  Chocolate Cutout Cookies

  A rich, buttery cocoa dough cut into star shapes is the perfect background for piped royal icing, gold dragées, or even gold leaf.

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  Gingersnap Snowflakes

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  Gingersnap Snowflakes
  

  No one would mind a few inches of these sweet cookies. They capture the flavor of gingersnaps in a cookie that is rolled out and cut into festive snowflake shapes.

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  Raspberry Linzer Cookies

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  Raspberry Linzer Cookies
  

  Linzers are a classic Christmas cookie no platter is complete without. Use high-quality raspberry preserves for wonderful color and a stained-glass effect.

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  Classic Gingerbread Men Cookies

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  Classic Gingerbread Men Cookies
  

  These irresistible (and adorable) gingerbread cookies are spicy with an intense cinnamon aroma. A mild molasses flavors the cookies and finely grated orange zest adds a layer of complexity.

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  Chocolate-Dipped Espresso Shortbread Cookies

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  Chocolate-Dipped Espresso Shortbread Cookies
  

  Here, a simple shortbread is made luxurious with espresso and semisweet chocolate—flavors in perfect balance which make for a not too sweet, “grown-up” cookie.

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