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Spiced Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing

Taking a bite into one of these soft, moist cookies is like eating the top of a pumpkin cupcake. The cinnamon sugar topping gives them a satisfying crunch.

Get the recipe: Spiced Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing

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No-Bake Chocolate Pretzel Clusters

These decadent drops are incredibly easy to prepare, making them perfect for a last-minute cookie exchange. The chocolate-dipped pretzel topping adds an easy, festive flair.

Get the recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Pretzel Clusters

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Triple-Chocolate Cake Cookies

To achieve the super-soft texture of these chocolaty cookies, a little sour cream goes a long way. Drizzle the finished cookies with milk chocolate instead of white, if desired.

Get the recipe: Triple-Chocolate Cake Cookies

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No-Bake S'more Drops

Enjoy the campfire taste of s'mores year-round—no roaring fire required! These three-ingredient, no-bake drop cookies are the ultimate holiday treat.

Get the recipe: No-Bake S'more Drops

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Almond Bliss Cookies

These simple, sweet drop cookies combine chocolate, coconut and almond in a delightful homage to a Test Kitchen favourite chocolate bar.

Get the recipe: Almond Bliss Cookies

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Orange Chocolate Softies

Anyone who loves the classic combo of orange and chocolate is bound to adore these cookies.

Get the recipe: Orange Chocolate Softies

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Hazelnut Meringue Kisses

With just a hint of cocoa, these pretty one-bite meringues make a beautiful hostess gift.

Get the recipe: Hazelnut Meringue Kisses

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Gluten-Free Toasted Coconut Macaroons

Coconut lovers will rejoice in this twist on a classic. Toasting half of the coconut gives it a lovely golden colour and deepens the coconut flavour.

Get the recipe: Gluten-Free Toasted Coconut Macaroons

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Chai-Spiced Fig Hermits

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Sweet 'N' Salty Peanut Cookies

The extra pinch of salt, along with the added sweetness of honey-roasted peanuts, makes these sweet, salty peanut cookies the best you'll ever taste!

Get the recipe: Sweet 'N' Salty Peanut Cookies

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Chocolate Toffee Meringue Bombs

Inspired by traditional Italian cookies known as "brutti ma buoni," which translates to "ugly, but good," these airy, crispy and chewy meringue drops are essential holiday goodies.

Get the recipe: Chocolate Toffee Meringue Bombs

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White Chocolate Sprinkle Cookies

These festive drop cookies are both chewy and crisp.

Get the recipe: White Chocolate Sprinkle Cookies

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Mocha Chocolate Crackles

These rich morsels have a gorgeous crackle topping.

Get the recipe: Mocha Chocolate Crackles

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Ginger Molasses Crinkle Cookies

Recipes in early cookbooks, such as the 1915 edition of the Five Roses Cook Book, show that ginger cookies have been a favourite for generations.

Get the recipe: Ginger Molasses Crinkle Cookies

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Peanut Crunch Cookies

Honey-roasted peanuts add a sweet crunch to these favourite drop cookies.

Get the recipe: Peanut Crunch Cookies

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Snowy Chocolate Cookies

Crispy sugar-dusted crusts surround perfectly soft, chewy centres in these chocolaty delights. The cookies are so addictive. With plenty of milk on standby, there's no telling how quickly they'll disappear.

Get the recipe: Snowy Chocolate Cookies