There's nothing better than a warm-from-the-oven cookie, especially during the holidays. The experts at the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen bake a thousand delightfully festive holiday cookies every year making sure they'll all turn out perfectly in any home kitchen.

Foreword -- Holiday cookie how-tos -- Holiday hits -- Traditions with a twist -- Showstopping sweets -- Not-quite cookies -- Vegan & gluten-free favorites.