Linzer cookies are one of my absolute favourite cookies to make around the festive season. Not only are they quick and easy, they always look so beautiful.

These Strawberry Sandwich Cookies are a pretty addition to your holiday cookie trays.

Pecan Linzer Cookies infused with pumpkin pie spice and sandwiched with Biscoff Spread.

A festive sweet treat, spitzbuben are jam sandwich cookies commonly found around Christmas time in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. They're very similar to Austrian linzer cookies — they're made up of two simple sugar cookies with a little window cut out in the top cookie that exposes the jam and is topped with a dusting of powdered sugar. The difference between linzers and spitzbuben is that spitzbuben doesn't include ground almonds or hazelnuts making them an easy cookie for bakers of…

Whole, toasted almonds and brown sugar are a wonderful backdrop for the sweet raspberry preserves. The cookies are not overly sweet themselves, so the preserves and powdered sugar make them more sweet than savory and a delightful addition to any cookie tray!

One morning last week B rang me and said 'Have you seen the new Donna Hay?' knowing full well that she had the advantage of downloading the fandangled iPad version. It was the very first morning the latest magazine went on sale and it was before the shops had opened so of course I had not had a chance to get down to the shops to check it out. It's no secret that both B and I have a little Donna obsession. We have collected her magazines from the beginning and since having kids, I absolutely…

One dough, two cookies. We love these tender and buttery shortbread cookies and they are an absolute MUST at Christmas.

Gleich zwei besondere Spitzbuben Rezepte. Einmal mit buttrigem Macadamia Teig und Sauerkisch Füllung, einmal mit Mandeln und Schwarzwälder Kirsch Füllung!

Raspberry Linzer Tarts are one of our favorite holiday treats and are made with two buttery cookies filled with tart raspberry preserves.

Whole, toasted almonds and brown sugar are a wonderful backdrop for the sweet raspberry preserves. The cookies are not overly sweet themselves, so the preserves and powdered sugar make them more sweet than savory and a delightful addition to any cookie tray!

Italian Sandwich Cookies a thin buttery cookie filled with your favorite filling, from a creamy Hazelnut filling to your favourite jam.

Walnut Raspberry Linzer Cookies are tender, buttery and sweet. They melt in your mouth and have a light nutty flavor and a delicious raspberry middle.

Santa, meet your new favorite cookie. I'm seriously obsessed with these Gingerbread Linzer Cookies with dulce de leche centers!

Whole, toasted almonds and brown sugar are a wonderful backdrop for the sweet raspberry preserves. The cookies are not overly sweet themselves, so the preserves and powdered sugar make them more sweet than savory and a delightful addition to any cookie tray!

Add some new holiday cookie recipes to your arsenal this season.

Nothing could be more festive on the holiday table than a tray of these, buttery, confectioners' sugar-dusted, jam-packed cookies, created by blogger Alexandra Stafford at Alexandra's Kitchen. The hint of lemon in the dough nicely complements any number of fillings, from raspberry jam to lemon curd.