Each year, when we announce the start of the Minnesota Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest ... s winning cookie is from Heather Pfeiffer of Chaska. Note: To fill the thumbprints, the recipe ...

The judges aren’t the only ones hooked on these 17 award-winning cookie recipes. Their cookies are so good, that they could probably get their own talk show. Equal parts creativity and precision, ...

And baking. And baking. Our editors then sample all of the cookies, and vote for our top three (we’re very opinionated). These Chocolate Peppermint Buttons are one of our all-time favorite ...