1Italian Christmas Cookies
2Neapolitan Cookies
Mike Garten
It’s easier to make these Instagram-worthy, slice-and-bake, tri-color cookies than you think. The trick is one dough, separated and tinted.
Get the Neapolitan Cookies recipe.
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3Pignoli Cookies
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Pignoli means pine nuts in Italian, and they top this delicious almond-flavor dough perfectly. These cookies are very popular in Southern Italy and Sicily.
Get the Pignoli Cookies recipe.
4Cranberry-Pistachio Cornmeal Biscotti
Mike Garten
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5Lemon Thyme Coin Cookies
MIKE GARTEN
This Italian family favorite gets its rich texture from ricotta. Icing drizzled over the top makes them as pretty as little presents.
Get the Lemon Thyme Coin Cookies recipe.
6Walnut Crescent Cookies
Mike Garten
Nutty and spicy, these crescent-shaped cookies are a confectioner’s sugar-coated dream during the holiday season.
Get the Walnut Crescent Cookies recipe.
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7Italian Lemon Cookies
Growing Up Gabel
The fun part comes when it’s time to frost these zesty bites, especially since this recipes makes so many cookies at one time. (And that’s a fine problem to have during the holidays!)
Get the Italian Lemon Cookies recipe at Growing Up Abel.
8Italian Butter Cookies
Bake Du Jour
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9Italian Fig Cookies
Saving Dessert10Rainbow Sprinkle Italian Cookies
Grumpy Shoney Bunch
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11Cannoli Cookies 
Snappy Gourmet12Italian Sugar Cookies
Swanky Recipes
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13 Amaretto Tricolor Cookies
Karen’s Kitchen Stories14Befanini
196 Flavors
These traditional shortbread cookies are served in Italy on Epiphany, which takes place each year on January 6. So, give this recipe a trial run before Christmas, then make it again in time for the January holiday.
Get the Befanini recipe at 196 Flavors.
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15Glazed Italian Christmas Cookies
The Farm Girl Gabs16Florentines
Steve Giralt
The origin of Florentine cookies is unclear — they could be originally Italian or French. But that hardly matters to the taste: sweet, crispy, crunchy and utterly delicious.
Get the Florentines recipe at Woman’s Day.
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17Double Chocolate Biscotti 
Namely Marly
There’s nothing cozier at holiday time than dipping biscotti in milk or another warm beverage. And because biscotti aren’t meant to be too sweet, they have less sugar than a lot of the other treats on this list.
Get the Double Chocolate Biscotti recipe at Namely Marly.
18Slice and Bake Chocolate and Pistachio Cookies
Mike Garten
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19Triple Chocolate-Hazelnut Cookies
BURCU AVSAR20Pizzelle Cookies
Unsophisticook
Divide the dough to make cookies in a variety of seasonal flavors, everything from classic anise to sweet vanilla to bursting citrus. No matter what you pick, don’t forget to dust ’em with powdered sugar before serving!
Get the Pizzelle Cookies recipe at Unsophisticook.
Alesandra is a digital travel and lifestyle journalist based in Los Angeles whose work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Prevention, Insider, Glamour, Shondaland, AFAR, Parents, TODAY and countless other online and print outlets. Alesandra has a masters degree in journalism with an emphasis on cultural reporting and criticism from NYU, and a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley. An avid traveler, she trots the globe with her husband and their twins.
Amanda Garrity is a lifestyle writer and editor with over seven years of experience, including five years on staff at Good Housekeeping, where she covered all things home and holiday, including the latest interior design trends, inspiring DIY ideas and gift guides for any (and every) occasion. She also has a soft spot for feel-good TV, so you can catch her writing about popular shows like Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias, Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart and more.
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