Holiday Cookie Bake-Off winning cookies and bakers

Linda Amendt from Murrieta, Ca. made cranberry orange pocket cookies.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Joan Hertsberg made Santa’s Coat Buttons cookies.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Lida Frankel from Porter Ranch, Ca. made gluten free wedding cake cookies.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Sean Early from Los Angeles made Finish cookies called, joulu piparkakor, or yuletide spice cookies.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Carol Eblen from Ensinitas made uber lemony shortbread cookies.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Laurel Gillis from Glendale made almond sweeties.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Kelli Abrahamian from Burbank made apricot rosemary bars.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Christina Conte from Glendale made snow cookies.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Deb Love from Santa Monica made Mexican wedding cake cookies.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Gluten-free Wedding cakes.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Mexican Wedding cakes.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Cranberry Orange Pockets.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Santa’s Coat Buttons.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Lemon Moons and Stars.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Almond Sweeties.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Snow cookies.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Rosemary apricot bars.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Joulu Pipparkakor.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Cherry Pistachio Rugelach.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)