If you love to bake cookies to give as holiday gifts, these 10 Christmas Cookies recipes are going to be perfect for you ...

Pecan Pie bars All the flavors of classic pecan pie packed into an easy-to-serve bar form. These bars feature a buttery crust, gooey caramelized filling, and a generous layer of pecans on top ...

Cream the lard. Add sugars and vanilla and continue creaming. Add one egg at a time and beat thoroughly after each addition. Add flour and baking soda. Stir in rolled oat and peanuts. Mold the dough ...

and she has even started baking her own artisanal breads and homemade pasta. Now, the "Before He Cheats" singer is back in the kitchen. This time, Underwood is making Christmas cookies.

Some of the first cookies associated with the holidays were sugar or spice (kind of like gingerbread but not exactly). FILE - Homemade Christmas cookies are in a box. Photo: Silas Stein/dpa ...

dreams. Get the Santa's Trash Cookies recipe. For us, gingerbread should have a lot of ground ginger, a bit of cinnamon, and a tiny amount of cloves. It's the perfect Christmas formula.

For us, gingerbread should have a lot ... Get the Eggnog Poke Cake recipe. If you love homemade ornaments and decorating Christmas cookies this time of year, have we got the recipe for you.

It's no secret that Santa Claus loves cookies almost as much as he loves delivering presents to children on Christmas ... something to wash down all those homemade cookies." ...