Whether you are getting a start on your holiday baking for gifts or making plans for what to leave out for Santa Claus on December 24, new cookie recipes are always welcome this time of year.

We rounded up cookie recipes from a few of our favorite Wisconsin food bloggers that highlight local ingredients and bring the festive flare. Here are our top five festive cookies to help you make the nice list this Christmas!w

Candy Cane Cookies from A Taste of Madness

Candy Cane Cookies

The best part about these cookies is that you don’t need to pull out your rolling pin, and they are so much fun to make. All you need to shape these cookies is the palm of your hand. So simple, you can even have your children’s little hands helping you too.

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A festive cookie shaped like a candy cane, with twisted red and beige dough, placed on a light marble surface.

Chocolate Peppermint Krinkle Cookies from the Midwest Nice Blog

Chocolate Peppermint Krinkle Cookies

Nothing gets you in the holiday spirit quite like the blend of chocolate and peppermint.The chocolate will boost yourmood and the peppermint kick might get your rear in gear. At the very least it, compliments a cup of strong tea nicely.

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Twelve festive cookies, chocolate crinkle style and coated with powdered sugar, are arranged in neat rows on a silicone baking mat atop a brown baking sheet.

Grinch Christmas Kiss Cookies from Cheese Curd in Paradise

Grinch Christmas Kiss Cookies

A favorite holiday character inspires a tasty Christmas cooki. A simple and sweet sugar cookie, rolled in sugar and topped with a candy cane kiss.

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A festive cookie sits on a white plate—a green sugar cookie topped with a red and white striped Hershey’s Kiss, surrounded by small red heart sprinkles. Evergreen branches are blurred in the background, adding to the festive cookies display.

Best Ever Gingerbread Cookie from Blue Bowl Recipes

Best Ever Soft Gingerbread Cookie

These festive, chewy cookies are the perfect thing to make for cookie exchanges or cookie decorating parties! These cookies can easily be made vegan, and a simple trick makes rolling out the dough a breeze.

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A decorative tray holds festive cookies shaped like snowflakes, stars, and gingerbread people, all decorated with white icing. Silver ornaments and gold ribbon surround the tray on a light surface.

Cranberry Bliss Cookie from Sweetphi

Cranberry Bliss Cookie

These cranberry bliss cookies are chewy, tart and have the perfect hint of sweetness. Combine cranberry pieces and white chocolate chips for the perfect combination of flavor to make these Christmas cookies.

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