Every womans magazine on the stands since October has had holiday cookies of all kinds. If you have a favorite womans magazine but did not get the latest holiday issue, go to that magazines website and check it out.
there will be photos and recipes galore.
Try this website as well. There are hundreds of ideas and recipes.
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/
As to my favorites, we prefer the kind you make with a cookie press or simple roll out sugar cookies that the kids can decorate.
Anything fancier than that ends up with an expensive recipe that only yields a couple of dozen and with 19 family members getting together over the holidays, any recipe I use better yield at least 6 dozen or I won't even consider it.