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Here are several recipes offered by other About guides.

Kolaczki

It just wouldn't be Christmas in Eastern Europe without Kolaczki. These flaky cookies start with a buttery cream cheese dough that's filled with fruit or sweet cheese filling. Recipe from our Guide to Eastern European food.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

These big, fat, chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies were given 5 stars by a panel of the toughest critics I've ever faced: my kids and six of their friends. Try them and see why! - From our Cooking for Kids Guide

Cinnamon Hazelnut Meltaways

Our Guide to Herbs & Spices, shares this recipe for Cinnamon Hazelnut Meltaways. Festive in their powdered sugar coating, these melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon nut cookies are perfect for holiday entertaining

Chocolate Rice Cereal Squares

These delightfully chewy Chocolate Rice Cereal Squares are a great low-fat way to get your fix of chocolate. With just a drizzle of chocolate on top, these no-bake cocoa treats are almost guilt free. From our Guide to Low-Fat Cooking

Besitos de Coco - Coconut Kisses

Our guide to Latin Carribean food suggests Besitos de Coco (Coconut Kisses) which are a favorite treat in the Spanish speaking islands.

Applesauce Cookies

The Cooking for Two guide swears by his Applesauce Cookies and tells us the recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to make more. They have a delightful "holiday" flavor of apples and spice.

Fortune Cookies

Homemade Fortune Cookies taste so much better than store bought - besides, it’s more fun writing up your own fortunes to put in the cookies! Recipe from our Guide to Chinese Food.

Mantecados - Crumble Cakes

Our Guides to Spanish Food have a favorite and very traditional Spanish cookie for the holidays called Mantecados - Crumble Cakes. They are so soft, they will literally melt in your mouth. Light and with a delicate anise flavor, words will not do them justice.

Melomakarona: Greek Christmas Honey Cookies

Nancy Gaifyllia, our guide to Greek Cuisine offers this recipe for these Greek Christmas Honey Cookies.

Vegan Oatmeal and Cranberry Cookies

A reviewer gave these ginger-spiced vegan oatmeal and cranberry cookies 5 out of 5 stars and called them "absolutely perfect".

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

John Mitzewich, our guide to American food offers this recipe and says “America's favorite gourd meets America's favorite cookie, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies!".

Scottish Shortbread

Elaine Lemm, our guide to British food says “This irresistible Scottish Shortbread is traditionally eaten on New Years Eve, but is so good you can really eat it anytime.”

Almond Cookie

Rhonda Parkinson, our About guide to Chinese Cuisine offers this tasty recipe.

Biscochitos

If you like licorice, you'll like these anise flavored cookies made with orange sugar from our guide to Mexican Cuisine.

Cacao Boules

These are French Cinnamon Chocolate Balls.

Caramel Sandwich Cookies

Enjoy these cookies from the Busy Cook site.

Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Cookies

Fiona Haynes, the guide to Low Fat Cooking shares this special recipe.

Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread Logs

Diana Rattray, our guide to Southern U.S. Cuisine, offers this recipe.

Christmas Cookies

'Tis the season to bake these special cookies.

Galettes aux Fruits

Here are some lemony butter cookies filled with raspberry jam from the French Cuisine site.

Koulourakia

This is a Greek version of butter cookies.

Low Fat Lemon Bars

This recipe is from the Low Fat Cookie site.

Mexican Wedding Cake Cookies

We get this recipe from Chelsie Kenyon, the guide to Mexican Cuisine.

Neapolitans

My mom used to make this recipe for me.

Peanut Sitting-Pretties Thumbprint

Linda Larsen, our About guide to Busy Cooks, offers this great recipe.

Walnut Cookies

You'll love this recipe for Chinese cookies.

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