VegNews Holiday Cookie Contest Finalists

From no-bake bites to berry-filled biscotti, hundreds of recipes were entered into the inaugural VegNews Holiday Cookie Contest. After much voting and deliberation, the VegNews staff narrowed down their favorites to the following 10 finalists. And this Friday, the VNHQ will turn into a cookie-making factory as we bake and test the final cookies to determine this year’s best of the best. Winners for our three coveted prizes (including a KitchenAid mixer) will be announced Monday, December 19, and congratulations to the bakers of these tasty sweets! 

Chocolate-Dipped Orange Shortbread Cookies
By Wendy Rosenoff

Chocolate Sugar Cookies Iced with Crushed Candy Cane Topping
By Celeste Hill

Cinnamon and Chocolate Linzer Cookies
By Jess Nadel

Gluten-Free Coconut-Maple Oat Cookies
By Isobelle Ouzman

Eggnog Pizzelles
By Nicole Livezey

Orange Cardamom Cookies
By Meagan Brown

Peanut Butter Blossoms
By Celeste Hill

Rugelach
By Lisa Peterson

Soynog Whoopies with Cinnamon-Chocolate Cream Cheese Topped with Chocolate Drizzle
By Diana Chow

Vanilla-Boysenberry Shortbread Thumbprints
By Ashley Kiefer