Cookie Recipes?

So Christmas is coming soon, and I want to make cookies.

Know any good recipes?

Try to keep them simple (I’m no Emeril, lol).

Oh yeah, and other easy desserts are welcome too!

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(btw, I love vanilla and chocolate! And all types of nuts are fine, no allergies here.)

Thanks!
Oh, and websites with good recipes are good too!

How do you make Italian Christmas cookies? Got recipes?

Years ago, we used to receive about five pounds of cookies every Thanksgiving, from an old Italian lady we knew. They were the best cookies I ever ate. They were of all different kinds, but tended to be dense, flavorful, and not terribly sweet, which allowed the flavors to come through.

One in particular was a little glob of delicate spiciness, with a slight glaze.

Years later, in Italy, I discovered that Italian sweets and desserts are not as sweet as French, German and American sweets.

Do Italians hold down the sugar content?

What are the other secrets?

I’m capable of improvising if you don’t have recipes.

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