The Times' top cookie recipes

Mom's chocolate chip cookies

The Farm of Beverly Hills' chocolate sandwich dessert is magnificently rich.

Lime and black pepper cookies

Tangerine and thyme chocolate chip cookies

A recipe adapted from Mountain Restaurant in Idyllwild

Curry shortbread

The results are in: The Times tasting panel gathered recently in The Times test kitchen to taste and judge two dozen entries to the Great Cookie Challenge. Here are our Top 10. Still want more? We've got plenty of recipes for you to try this holiday season. If we missed any of your favorites,...

Total time: 1 1/2 hours, plus chilling time (up to 1 week) for the dough

Total time: 2 hours, plus resting and overnight drying time