Christmas cookie

There's a huge variety of ways to get your festive fix of gingerbread—from crisp and snappy to soft and chewy to a showstopping gingerbread tree, we have all the best recipes right here.

Nothing says the holidays quite like shortbread (or their close relatives, butter cookies).

We pored over every winter issue from our 95-year history to find our best-ever favourites—and added a new recipe to the mix, too.

These make-ahead desserts are true holiday crowd pleasers.