They're just the thing for the holiday season.

I know everyone has their list of cookies and sweet treats each year -- snickerdoodles or peanut butter blossoms or chocolate crinkle cookies. But there's nothing that says you can't try a new recipe. Here are five of my favorite holiday cookies.

Let the holiday baking begin.

And then some.

Christmas Cookies! With just a few short weeks to go, it's time to start baking... or at least time to start thinking about baking.