Photos: Holiday cookie bake-off winners of years past

Suzie’s sugar cookies, submitted by Sheri Miyamoto.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Czechoslovakian nut bars, submitted by Mary Martin.   (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Chocolate peanut butter crinkles, submitted by Carol Gendel.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Candy cane chocolate mandel bread, submitted by Gail Field.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Chocolate peppermint snaps, submitted by Ben Rode.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Frosted orange crispies, submitted by Penny Haselmo.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Meyer lemon lavender shortbread, submitted by Deb Love.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Brown butter pecan shortbread, submitted by Zora Margolis.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Pistachio-cranberry icebox cookies, submitted by Sandra Lee Smith.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Winners of the Los Angeles Times 2012 Holiday Cookie Contest.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Lemony moons and stars, submitted by Carol Eblen.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Gluten-free wedding cakes, submitted by Lida Frankel.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Joulu pipparkakor, submitted by Sean Early.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Cherry pistachio rugelach, submitted by Samantha Ferraro.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Cranberry orange pockets, submitted by Linda Amendt.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Mexican wedding cakes, submitted by Deb Love.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Almond sweeties, submitted by Laurel Gillis.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Rosemary apricot bars, submitted by Kelli Abrahamian.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Snow cookies, submitted by Christina Conte.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Santa’s coat buttons, submitted by Joan Kay GeorgeHerzberg.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Cranberry thumbprints, submitted by Kim Gerber.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Ambrosia macaroons, submitted by Tene Harris.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Dulce de leche cookies, submitted by Zaira Angelo.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

White chocolate turtle cookies, submitted by Nicole Cleghorn.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Chocolate raspberry linzer cookies, submitted by Cheryl Margolin.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Ronnie’s raspberry crescents, submitted by Kim Nykanen.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Hungarian Isler cookies, submitted by Monica Csaszni.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Almond candy cane cookies, submitted by Kristen Johnson.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Sweet tart oat nut bars, submitted by Ronna Ballister.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Granny’s sugar cookies, submitted by Vicki Wawerchak.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Participants in the Los Angeles Times’ 2010 bake-off.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Bourbon balls, submitted by Kate Wheeler.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Peppermint pinwheels, submitted by Shauna Cruz.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Keeflees, submitted by Michelle Yockey.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Grandma Chandler’s Christmas cookies, submitted by Christy Cowell.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Amanda’s amazing sugar cookies, submitted by Amanda Rettke.   (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Sour cherry rugelach, submitted by Leah Koch.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Banbury tarts, submitted by Jacqueline Shubitowski.   (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

The ultimate wedding cookie, submitted by Bonnie Zanardi.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)