While compiling a holiday cookie list, I stumbled upon a few overly festive treats that would A) give me diabetes and b) stress me out if I dared making them myself. Take a look at some of the most joyful cookies on Pinterest.

1. Shirley Temple Kiss:

Via Rook No. 17

2. White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread:

Via The Girl Who Ate Everything

The longer the name the better

3. Christmas M&M Cake Mix Cookies:

Via The Frugal Girls

Cake? Check. Cookies? Check. Christmas? Check. Check. Check.

4. Perfect Sugar Cookies:

Via Catch My Party

MOAR SPRINKLES!

5. Melted Snowman Sugar Cookie:

Via Elegant Art Form

Bust out those art skillz

6. White Chocolate and Peppermint Christmas Wreaths Cookies:

Via Bustle

Patience is a virtue. I would end up chucking these cookies against the wall

7. Nutterbutter art:

No recipes, just dip your NBs in some melted chocolate and get creative, I guess?

8. Chocolate Covered Pretzel Peanut Butter Bites

Via Sally’s Baking Addiction

All of the adjectives

9. Gingerbread Christmas Tree:

Via The Lady Thing

Because one cookie is never enough

10. Snowball Trees:

Via Very Rosenberry

11 rolled balls per tree, not including frosting.

 

 

 

This article appears in Dec 4-10, 2013.