• Cookies make a great holiday gift.cookies image by palms from Fotolia.com
  
  Baking holiday cookies is a great way to get into the holiday spirit. Baking and decorating cookies is always a great family activity.The cookies make a delicious treat for yourself or gift for someone else. Bring these cookies to a holiday party or enjoy them at home with your family.
  
  

Cutout Cookies

• Cutout cookies are cookies cut into different shapes with cookie cutters. A huge range of cookie cutter shapes are available, such as Christmas trees, stars, candy canes, snowmen and doves. Decorate cutout cookies with colored frosting, sprinkles, chocolate chips, M&Ms and other types of small candy. Decorating cutout cookies represents a fun family activity that children and adults will both enjoy.
  
  

Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Chocolate chip cookies are delicious at any time of the year, but you can make them more festive by using red and green M&Ms or adding red or green sprinkles. Also consider using white chocolate chips for a more elegant look.
  
  

Ginger Snaps

• Decorating a gingerbread house is a fun holiday activity.gingerbread house image by jedphoto from Fotolia.com
  
  Ginger snaps or gingerbread cookies offer a traditional and delicious holiday cookie option. Ginger snaps provide a refreshing break from sweeter, chewier cookies, while gingerbread cookies are great for decorating with frosting and candy. You can make gingerbread men, houses or any other shape.
  
  

Red and White Cookies

• Red and white cookies, which are sugar cookies with an elegant red border, are much easier than they look. Simply make two different-colored sets of dough, roll one out and roll the other into a log. Wrap the rolled-out colored dough around the log, chill the dough and then cut into cookies. Since you can make any color of dough, these cookies are great for any holiday.
  
  

Sugar Cookies

• Sugar cookies represent a traditional cookie option.holiday cookies image by Kathy Burns from Fotolia.com
  
  Sugar cookies represent a traditional cookie favorite throughout the year. Make your sugar cookies special by adding frosting, red or green sprinkles or other decorations.