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A chocolate rosemary shortbread, with an unexpected pink grapefruit glaze, elicited a chorus of "Ohs!" from our tasting panel.
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Mexican hot chocolate cookies, dusted with chili powder, delivered a kick with their tender, chewy texture.
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Moroccan wedding cookies made cinnamon their centerpiece, to tasty effect.
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Other favorites included an almost-healthful, no-bake creation called almond-coconut dark chocolate treats, Italian lemon knots from a 97-year-old reader and a gorgeous chocolate caramel thumbprint that's a favorite of a family known for baking as many as 100 dozen cookies any given December.
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Click through to find the recipes for our 10 winners for 2012.

2012 Reader Cookie Contest Winners

( Algerina Perna, The Baltimore Sun; food styling by Julie Rothman / November 28, 2012 )

A chocolate rosemary shortbread, with an unexpected pink grapefruit glaze, elicited a chorus of "Ohs!" from our tasting panel.

Mexican hot chocolate cookies, dusted with chili powder, delivered a kick with their tender, chewy texture.

Moroccan wedding cookies made cinnamon their centerpiece, to tasty effect.

Other favorites included an almost-healthful, no-bake creation called almond-coconut dark chocolate treats, Italian lemon knots from a 97-year-old reader and a gorgeous chocolate caramel thumbprint that's a favorite of a family known for baking as many as 100 dozen cookies any given December.

Click through to find the recipes for our 10 winners for 2012.

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