Give seven reasons to celebrate! A great cookie platter should excite and inspire, from first electric sight to last delicious bite. Every December, New York Times Cooking unveils showstopping cookies and videos for their annual Cookie Week. This year’s class is especially dazzling, with chewy gingerbread blondies, buttery lemon swoops and spicy hot chocolate crinkles, to name a few.

This special double-sided gatefold section from New York Times Cooking, originally published Dec. 3, 2023, features seven kaleidoscopic recipes by Melissa Clark, Samantha Seneviratne, Sue Li, Eric Kim, Sohla El-Waylly, Vaughn Vreeland and Yewande Komolafe. Make one, or make them all.