1. No Bake Rum Balls

What could be easier than cookies that don’t even need baking? Try these cookies if you don’t fancy waiting, as they’ll be ready in no time at all. There are suggestions on how to vary the recipe as well.

2. Thai Coconut and Cocoa Macaroons

And now for something completely different! I love Thai dishes, but I’d never have thought of using the typical flavours of coconut and lime to make cookies. I’ll have to give this a try and see how it turns out.

3. Banana Oatmeal Cookies

It’s funny, but I don’t like raw bananas, although I love them dried or cooked. So this recipe would be the perfect way for me to get some potassium into my diet. See, you can justify almost anything if you try hard enough.

4. Blackberry Hazelnut Cookies

If you’ve got some blackberry liqueur lying around that you want to use up, or you want an excuse to buy some, here’s your opportunity. The recipe only uses a small amount, so no worries that Granny will get drunk if she tries one.

5. Black and White Pinwheel Cookies

These cookies are a bit fiddly to make, but don’t they look gorgeous! If you have visitors, they’re bound to be impressed … if you can bear to share, that is. Note to US readers: a £1 coin, as mentioned in the recipe, is fairly thick.

6. Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

I haven’t got typing hiccups, that’s chocolate chocolate, and not chocolate. If you’re going to make choc chip cookies, then they should be absolutely overloaded with chocolate. These have chocolate, choc chips and cocoa, which is enough to keep a chocoholic like me happy.

7. Apple Spice Drop Cookies

Apple and cinnamon makes a great combination, so with the apple season coming up why not have a go at making these cookies. You could also try varying the spices – ginger would be tasty as well.

8. Pfeffernusse

A German friend used to bring these traditional Christmas cookies back for us. You can sometimes find them in shops at other times of the year, but homemade is always nicer. They’re lovely and spicy, so enjoy!

Well, fellow cookie fans, are you tempted by any of these? Do you love baking? What’s your favourite cookie?

Top Photo Credit: princess_of_llyr