While most people are busy with last minute holiday errands, there are a few quick and easy holiday cookie recipes to wrap it all up.

Cool Mom Picks chose its top five cookie recipes starting with the Gingerbread cookie. The Chewy Gingerbread Cookies with Lemon Glaze could be found at the One Hungry Mama website.

For the icing, you would need confectioner's sugar, lemon zest and fresh lemon juice. For decorations, make sure to top with sprinkles before the glaze hardens. The full recipe could be found on the Hungry Mama website.

The Palmier cookie can be a very easy bake if you use store-bought puff pastry as opposed to making it from scratch. The Palmier recipe at i am food blog allows you to make the perfect holiday cookies in the easiest way.

All you need is any brand of store bought puff pastry from any superstore. After preheating the oven you could sprinkle both sides of one sheet of puff pastry with sugar. Then cut into your shape choice and bake for 15 minutes.

A personal favorite, Sally's Baking Addiction has a quick recipe for chewy brown sugar cookies. These cookies will still be soft a few days later, making them the best dessert after the holiday has passed.

The secret: Use melted butter instead of cream, so there's no need to use a mixer for this recipe. You can find the recipe at Sally Baking Addiction blog and don't forget to add a touch of cinnamon for the perfect taste.

Then there's the double chocolate almond Florentines that would have your mouth watering. The Florentines are gluten-free and could be made with just six ingredients. You could find the full recipe at Seasons and Suppers blog.

Lastly, the Mexican wedding cookies comes from a list of Cool Mom Picks top 10 list of favorite Christmas cookies. They are an easy make that is finished with crushed walnuts and confectioner's sugar.

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